hermetisch

[hɛʁˈmeːtɪʃ]

/[hɛʁˈmeːtɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“hermetisch” is uncommon German (frequency #52,152 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,152
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dicht abgeschlossen

Corpus desk

Index DE-hermetisch · hermetisch · German

hermetisch · rank #52,152 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,152
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Heimatländer

Nearest frequency peer: Heimatländer (-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 „hermetisch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hermetisch
PropertyValue
Headwordhermetisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[hɛʁˈmeːtɪʃ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#52,152
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hermetisch“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Heimatländer“ (#52,151), „herrschaftlichen“ (#52,153), „heftigste“ (#52,150). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hermetisch“ bei #52,152. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hermetisch is uncommon German at frequency #52,152 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [hɛʁˈmeːtɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for hermetisch, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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

Definition

  1. 1
    dicht abgeschlossen
  2. 2
    kaum verständlich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der hermetisch abgeriegelte Stadtkern wurde zur Sperrzone erklärt.
  2. Der hermetisch abgesperrte Kühlraum wurde zur Falle.

Antonyms

durchlässigundichtnachvollziehbarverständlich

This word in other languages

hermetic(English)étanche(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 "hermetisch"?
"hermetisch" is spelled H-E-R-M-E-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛʁˈmeːtɪʃ].
What does "hermetisch" mean?
As an adjective, "hermetisch" means: dicht abgeschlossen
How do you pronounce "hermetisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hermetisch" is [hɛʁˈmeːtɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hermetisch" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gruseligen#52,136Grundlinie#52,135Höchstwert#52,169Ignoranten#52,173

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list