kategorische

[kateˈɡoːʁɪʃə]

/[kateˈɡoːʁɪʃə]/ adj

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The verdict

“kategorische” is uncommon German (frequency #90,499 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,499
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kategorisch

Corpus desk

Index DE-kategorische · kategorische · German

kategorische · rank #90,499 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,499
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kartiert

Nearest frequency peer: kartiert (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „kategorische“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „kategorische“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kategorische
PropertyValue
Headwordkategorische
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kateˈɡoːʁɪʃə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#90,499
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kategorische“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.kategorischefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kartiert“ (#90,498), „Katharinas“ (#90,500), „Karibikinsel“ (#90,497). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kategorische“ bei #90,499. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kategorische is uncommon German at frequency #90,499 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kateˈɡoːʁɪʃə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for kategorische, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is kategorische, spelled K-A-T-E-G-O-R-I-S-C-H-E.

Definition

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

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 "kategorische"?
"kategorische" is spelled K-A-T-E-G-O-R-I-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kateˈɡoːʁɪʃə].
What does "kategorische" mean?
As an adjective, "kategorische" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kategorisch
How do you pronounce "kategorische"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kategorische" is [kateˈɡoːʁɪʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kategorische" come from?
"kategorische" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "kategorische", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Karibikinsel#90,497jemenitische#90,483Kohlenhydrat#90,521Krisengebiet#90,533

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list