kalifornisch
[kaliˈfɔʁnɪʃ]
The verdict
“kalifornisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - den US-Bundesstaat Kalifornien betreffend, zu ihm gehörig
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kalifornisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [kaliˈfɔʁnɪʃ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kalifornisch” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
kalifornisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kaliˈfɔʁnɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "den US-Bundesstaat Kalifornien betreffend, zu ihm gehörig".
kalifornisch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is kalifornisch, spelled K-A-L-I-F-O-R-N-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1den US-Bundesstaat Kalifornien betreffend, zu ihm gehörig
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.
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Using “kalifornisch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-A-L-I-F-O-R-N-I-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaliˈfɔʁnɪʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.