kölnisch
[ˈkœlnɪʃ]
The verdict
“kölnisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Köln betreffend, zu Köln gehörend, aus Köln stammend
Corpus desk
Index DE-kolnisch · kölnisch · German
kölnisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | kölnisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈkœlnɪʃ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kölnisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kölnisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkœlnɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Köln betreffend, zu Köln gehörend, aus Köln stammend".
kölnisch has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is kölnisch, spelled K-Ö-L-N-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Köln betreffend, zu Köln gehörend, aus Köln stammend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kölnisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„An der Spitze der Landfriedensbewegung sehen wir die kölnische Kirche in Zukunft nicht mehr.“
„Die Grafschaft Arnsberg ging an die kölnischen Erzbischöfe und wurde so zum Herrschaftszentrum des Herzogtums Westfalen.“
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.