hygienischer
[hyˈɡi̯eːnɪʃɐ]
The verdict
“hygienischer” is uncommon German (frequency #80,505 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,505
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs hygienisch
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hygienischer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [hyˈɡi̯eːnɪʃɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #80,505 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hygienischer” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hygienischer is uncommon German at frequency #80,505 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [hyˈɡi̯eːnɪʃɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for hygienischer, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is hygienischer, spelled H-Y-G-I-E-N-I-S-C-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs hygienisch
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs hygienisch
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs hygienisch
- 4Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs hygienisch
- 5Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs hygienisch
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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Using “hygienischer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-Y-G-I-E-N-I-S-C-H-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [hyˈɡi̯eːnɪʃɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.