gallisch
[ˈɡalɪʃ]
The verdict
“gallisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gallien, die Gallier betreffend; von den Galliern stammend, zu ihnen gehörend
Corpus desk
Index DE-gallisch · gallisch · German
gallisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gallisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɡalɪʃ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „gallisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
gallisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡalɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for gallisch in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is gallisch, spelled G-A-L-L-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Gallien, die Gallier betreffend; von den Galliern stammend, zu ihnen gehörend
- 2in der Sprache der Gallier
- 3die Galle betreffend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gallisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mit den sächsischen Liberalen sei es ein bisschen wie mit Asterix und Obelix, sagt der Dresdner FDP-Kreisvorsitzende Johannes Lohmeyer. »Wir sind das gallische Dorf im Römischen Reich.«
Später schuf die französische Aufklärung den Mythos vom freiheitsliebenden gallischen Vorfahren – als Widerpart zum absolutistischen Ancien Régime.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.