hermeneutisch

[hɛʁmeˈnɔɪ̯tɪʃ]

/[hɛʁmeˈnɔɪ̯tɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

“hermeneutisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Hermeneutik betreffend

Corpus desk

Index DE-hermeneutisch · hermeneutisch · German

hermeneutisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 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.

Key facts for hermeneutisch
PropertyValue
Headwordhermeneutisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[hɛʁmeˈnɔɪ̯tɪʃ]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hermeneutisch“ im Deutschen

hermeneutischsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hermeneutisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [hɛʁmeˈnɔɪ̯tɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

hermeneutisch has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 hermeneutisch, spelled H-E-R-M-E-N-E-U-T-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Hermeneutik betreffend
  2. 2
    einen Text oder ein Dokument auslegend und erklärend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Tiefgreifende geistige Umbrüche … und ein gebrochenes Verhältnis zu aller überkommenen Überlieferung sind die Voraussetzung zur Ausbildung eines ausdrücklichen Bewußtseins umfassenderer hermeneutischer Problematik.“
  2. Gegen die Vorwürfe der Subjektivität und Beliebigkeit der hermeneutischen Methode seitens der Naturwissenschaft hat die Philosophie eingewandt, dass jedes Erkennen - und damit auch das naturwissenschaftliche - immer schon ein nur hermeneutisch zu erschließendes Vorverständnis erfordert. Dieser sogenannte hermeneutische Zirkel läßt sich durch nichts unterb…

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hermeneutisch"?
"hermeneutisch" is spelled H-E-R-M-E-N-E-U-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛʁmeˈnɔɪ̯tɪʃ].
What does "hermeneutisch" mean?
As an adjective, "hermeneutisch" means: die Hermeneutik betreffend
How do you pronounce "hermeneutisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hermeneutisch" is [hɛʁmeˈnɔɪ̯tɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hermeneutisch" come from?
"hermeneutisch" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list