historischer

Name: historischer, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[hɪsˈtoːʁɪʃɐ]

/[hɪsˈtoːʁɪʃɐ]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“historischer” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,190. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,190
frequency rank, German: 59,066
“H” headwords: 19
tracked misspellings: 5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs historisch

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

historischer vs historisches

92% similar

historischer vs historisch

83% similar

historischer vs historische

92% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for historischer
Property	Value
Headword	historischer
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[hɪsˈtoːʁɪʃɐ]
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#7,190
Misspellings tracked	19
Confusable pairs	5
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “historischer” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). historischer lands here:

#7,190

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around historischer (IPA [hɪsˈtoːʁɪʃɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,190 among 59,066 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for historischer, with forms such as "hhistorischer", "hisotrischer", and "hisstorischer". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "historisches", "historisch", "historische", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 historischer, spelled H-I-S-T-O-R-I-S-C-H-E-R.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs historisch
2
Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs historisch
3
Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs historisch
4
Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs historisch
5
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs historisch

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hhistorischer,hisotrischer,hisstorischer,histoirscher,historicsher,historisccher,historiscehr,historischerr,historischher,historischre,historishcer,historisscher,historrischer,historsicher,histroischer,histtorischer,hitsorischer,hsitorischer,ihstorischer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of historischer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "historischer"

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 "historischer"?

"historischer" is spelled H-I-S-T-O-R-I-S-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [hɪsˈtoːʁɪʃɐ].

What does "historischer" mean?

As an adjective, "historischer" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs historisch

What words are commonly confused with "historischer"?

"historischer" is commonly confused with "historisches", "historisch", "historische". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "historischer"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "historischer" is [hɪsˈtoːʁɪʃɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "historischer" come from?

"historischer" 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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Using “historischer”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is H-I-S-T-O-R-I-S-C-H-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [hɪsˈtoːʁɪʃɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “historisches” - see the side-by-side comparison. historischer vs historisches
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.