ketzerisch
[ˈkɛt͡səʁɪʃ]
The verdict
“ketzerisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von der Lehre der Katholischen Kirche abweichend
Corpus desk
Index DE-ketzerisch · ketzerisch · German
ketzerisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ketzerisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈkɛt͡səʁɪʃ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ketzerisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ketzerisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkɛt͡səʁɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for ketzerisch in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is ketzerisch, spelled K-E-T-Z-E-R-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1von der Lehre der Katholischen Kirche abweichend
- 2von einer allgemein anerkannten Meinung, Norm abweichend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ketzerisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Luthers Ansichten wurden als ketzerisch empfunden.
Antonyms
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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.