kaufmännisch

[ˈkaʊ̯fˌmɛnɪʃ]

/[ˈkaʊ̯fˌmɛnɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“kaufmännisch” is uncommon German (frequency #80,555 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,555
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der Art und Weise eines Kaufmanns

Corpus desk

Index DE-kaufmannisch · kaufmännisch · German

kaufmännisch · rank #80,555 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,555
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kassenschlager

Nearest frequency peer: Kassenschlager (-2 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 „kaufmännisch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kaufmännisch
PropertyValue
Headwordkaufmännisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkaʊ̯fˌmɛnɪʃ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#80,555
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kaufmännisch“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).kaufmännischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kassenschlager“ (#80,553), „Kebap“ (#80,557), „Kassenbon“ (#80,552). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kaufmännisch“ bei #80,555. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kaufmännisch is uncommon German at frequency #80,555 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkaʊ̯fˌmɛnɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for kaufmännisch in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is kaufmännisch, spelled K-A-U-F-M-Ä-N-N-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    in der Art und Weise eines Kaufmanns
  2. 2
    den Beruf des Kaufmanns betreffend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how kaufmännisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Aus kaufmännischer Sicht ist dieses Handeln absurd.
  2. Er macht eine kaufmännische Ausbildung.

Synonyms

handelsgewerblich

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 "kaufmännisch"?
"kaufmännisch" is spelled K-A-U-F-M-Ä-N-N-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaʊ̯fˌmɛnɪʃ].
What does "kaufmännisch" mean?
As an adjective, "kaufmännisch" means: in der Art und Weise eines Kaufmanns
How do you pronounce "kaufmännisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kaufmännisch" is [ˈkaʊ̯fˌmɛnɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Krippenspiel#80,589hygienischer#80,505kurzweiliger#80,605Lebensphasen#80,618

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list