identisch

/[iˈdɛntɪʃ]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,547

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

identisch is anGermanadj. It means: sich vollkommen gleichend, vollkommen gleich, vollkommen gleichartig, übereinstimmend Pronounced [iˈdɛntɪʃ]. It ranks #6,547 in German word frequency. Often confused with idiotisch and identische.

Key facts for identisch
PropertyValue
Headwordidentisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[iˈdɛntɪʃ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,547
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of identisch in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for identisch is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [iˈdɛntɪʃ]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,547 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "sich vollkommen gleichend, vollkommen gleich, vollkommen gleichartig, übereinstimmend".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for identisch, with forms such as "dientisch", "iddentisch", and "idenitsch". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "idiotisch", "identische", "identischen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is identisch, spelled I-D-E-N-T-I-S-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich vollkommen gleichend, vollkommen gleich, vollkommen gleichartig, übereinstimmend

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: dientisch,iddentisch,idenitsch,idenntisch,identicsh,identiscch,identischh,identishc,identissch,identsich,identtisch,idetnisch,idnetisch,iedntisch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for identisch

Misspelling Variants of "identisch"

dientisch9iddentisch10idenitsch9idenntisch10identicsh9identiscch10identischh10identishc9
Misspelling Variants of "identisch"

Frequency rank: #6,547 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "identisch"?
"identisch" is spelled I-D-E-N-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [iˈdɛntɪʃ].
What does "identisch" mean?
As an adj, "identisch" means: sich vollkommen gleichend, vollkommen gleich, vollkommen gleichartig, übereinstimmend
What words are commonly confused with "identisch"?
"identisch" is commonly confused with "idiotisch", "identische", "identischen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "identisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "identisch" is [iˈdɛntɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "identisch" come from?
"identisch" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.