gleichartig
[ˈɡlaɪ̯çˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç]
The verdict
“gleichartig” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - von gleicher Art, in gleicher Art, nahezu ident, sehr ähnlich
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gleichartig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɡlaɪ̯çˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gleichartig” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for gleichartig is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡlaɪ̯çˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "von gleicher Art, in gleicher Art, nahezu ident, sehr ähnlich".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gleichartig, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is gleichartig, spelled G-L-E-I-C-H-A-R-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1von gleicher Art, in gleicher Art, nahezu ident, sehr ähnlich
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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.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-L-E-I-C-H-A-R-T-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡlaɪ̯çˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.