katalytische

[kataˈlyːtɪʃə]

/[kataˈlyːtɪʃə]/ adj

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The verdict

“katalytische” is uncommon German (frequency #94,482 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,482
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs katalytisch

Key facts for katalytische
PropertyValue
Headwordkatalytische
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kataˈlyːtɪʃə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#94,482
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “katalytische” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). katalytische lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

katalytische is uncommon German at frequency #94,482 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kataˈlyːtɪʃə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for katalytische in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is katalytische, spelled K-A-T-A-L-Y-T-I-S-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs katalytisch
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs katalytisch
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs katalytisch
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs katalytisch
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs katalytisch
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs katalytisch
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs katalytisch
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs katalytisch
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs katalytisch

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "katalytische"?
"katalytische" is spelled K-A-T-A-L-Y-T-I-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kataˈlyːtɪʃə].
What does "katalytische" mean?
As an adjective, "katalytische" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs katalytisch
How do you pronounce "katalytische"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "katalytische" is [kataˈlyːtɪʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "katalytische" come from?
"katalytische" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “katalytische”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-A-T-A-L-Y-T-I-S-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kataˈlyːtɪʃə] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list