hermaphroditisch
[ˌhɛʁmafʁoˈdiːtɪʃ]
The verdict
“hermaphroditisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sowohl weibliche als auch männliche Geschlechtsmerkmale aufweisend
Corpus desk
Index DE-hermaphroditisch · hermaphroditisch · German
hermaphroditisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | hermaphroditisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌhɛʁmafʁoˈdiːtɪʃ] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hermaphroditisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hermaphroditisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌhɛʁmafʁoˈdiːtɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sowohl weibliche als auch männliche Geschlechtsmerkmale aufweisend".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for hermaphroditisch, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 hermaphroditisch, spelled H-E-R-M-A-P-H-R-O-D-I-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1sowohl weibliche als auch männliche Geschlechtsmerkmale aufweisend
Synonyms
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.