hepatisch
[heˈpaːtɪʃ]
The verdict
“hepatisch” 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) - zur Leber gehörend, die Leber betreffend
Corpus desk
Index DE-hepatisch · hepatisch · German
hepatisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | hepatisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [heˈpaːtɪʃ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hepatisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hepatisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [heˈpaːtɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zur Leber gehörend, die Leber betreffend".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hepatisch, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is hepatisch, spelled H-E-P-A-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1zur Leber gehörend, die Leber betreffend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hepatisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Gefühle und Empfindungen, von denen heute jeder literarische Anatom weiß, daß sie im Herzen geistern, wurden einst in der Leber vermutet; und selbst Gascoygne nennt die emotionelle Seite der menschlichen Natur „unseren hepatischen Theil".
Dem hepatischen Ikterus liegt meist eine Lebererkrankung zu Grunde.
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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.