gotisch

[ˈɡoːtɪʃ]

/[ˈɡoːtɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“gotisch” is uncommon German (frequency #95,665 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,665
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf die ostgermanische Sprache Gotisch bezogen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gotisch · gotisch · German

gotisch · rank #95,665 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,665
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gottesfurcht

Nearest frequency peer: Gottesfurcht (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „gotisch“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „gotisch“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gotisch
PropertyValue
Headwordgotisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɡoːtɪʃ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#95,665
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gotisch“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).gotischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gottesfurcht“ (#95,666), „grabs“ (#95,667), „Golgatha“ (#95,662). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gotisch“ bei #95,665. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gotisch is uncommon German at frequency #95,665 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡoːtɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for gotisch in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is gotisch, spelled G-O-T-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf die ostgermanische Sprache Gotisch bezogen
  2. 2
    auf das Volk der Goten bezogen
  3. 3
    auf den Kunst- und Baustil Gotik bezogen
  4. 4
    barbarisch, germanisch, fremd oder unmodern, veraltet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how gotisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die ältesten Belege germanischer Sprachen sind in gotischer Sprache abgefasst.
  2. „Überliefert ist die gotische Bibelübersetzung durch sieben bzw. acht Handschriften, von welchen drei einen älteren, nach rechts geneigten Schriftkurs […] aufweisen, während die übrigen einen jüngeren, geraden Schriftduktus zeigen.“

This word in other languages

Gothic(English)gotique(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gotisch"?
"gotisch" is spelled G-O-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡoːtɪʃ].
What does "gotisch" mean?
As an adjective, "gotisch" means: auf die ostgermanische Sprache Gotisch bezogen
How do you pronounce "gotisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gotisch" is [ˈɡoːtɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gotisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list