hypnotisch
[hʏpˈnoːtɪʃ]
The verdict
“hypnotisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf Hypnose beruhend, durch Hypnose herbeigeführt: auf jemanden einschläfernd wirkend, besonders durch regelmäßige Bewegungen oder Geräusche
Corpus desk
Index DE-hypnotisch · hypnotisch · German
hypnotisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hypnotisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [hʏpˈnoːtɪʃ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hypnotisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hypnotisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [hʏpˈnoːtɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for hypnotisch, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 hypnotisch, spelled H-Y-P-N-O-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1auf Hypnose beruhend, durch Hypnose herbeigeführt: auf jemanden einschläfernd wirkend, besonders durch regelmäßige Bewegungen oder Geräusche
- 2wie unter einem fremden Zwang stehend: willenlos, widerstandslos
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hypnotisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Seine Augen wirkten geradezu hypnotisch auf mich! Ich musste ihn immerzu anschauen.“
Die Flöte untermalt mit hypnotischen Klängen kultische Rituale der Naturvölker […].
This word in other languages
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.