humoristisch
[humoˈʁɪstɪʃ]
The verdict
“humoristisch” is uncommon German (frequency #61,619 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,619
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich auf einen Humoristen beziehend; in der Art eines Humoristen sich äußernd, auftretend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | humoristisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [humoˈʁɪstɪʃ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #61,619 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “humoristisch” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
humoristisch is uncommon German at frequency #61,619 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [humoˈʁɪstɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich auf einen Humoristen beziehend; in der Art eines Humoristen sich äußernd, auftretend".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for humoristisch, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is humoristisch, spelled H-U-M-O-R-I-S-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1sich auf einen Humoristen beziehend; in der Art eines Humoristen sich äußernd, auftretend
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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.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-U-M-O-R-I-S-T-I-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [humoˈʁɪstɪʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.