gnostisch
[ˈɡnɔstɪʃ]
The verdict
“gnostisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Gnosis betreffend, zu ihr gehörend
Corpus desk
Index DE-gnostisch · gnostisch · German
gnostisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | gnostisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɡnɔstɪʃ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „gnostisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
gnostisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡnɔstɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Gnosis betreffend, zu ihr gehörend".
Zero misspellings are on record for gnostisch in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is gnostisch, spelled G-N-O-S-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1die Gnosis betreffend, zu ihr gehörend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how gnostisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Man trat durch Vermittlung von Medien in Kontakt mit Geistern und Dämonen, um durch sie in das gnostische Wissen eingeweiht zu werden, aber auch um sich gegen sie wehren zu können, wenn sie die Seele am Aufstieg zum göttlichen Kern des Kosmos hindern wollen.“
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.