komisch
[ˈkoːmɪʃ]
The verdict
“komisch” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,030. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #2,030
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nach Art einer Komödie
Corpus desk
Index DE-komisch · komisch · German
komisch · rank #2,030 · 11 variants · 6 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #2,030
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Hessen
Nearest frequency peer: Hessen (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “komisch”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- gemeinsamen
gemeinsamen
97,974 corpus weight
- Haare
Haare
97,973 corpus weight
- Hessen
Hessen
97,972 corpus weight
- komisch
komisch
97,971 corpus weight
- mehrfach
mehrfach
97,970 corpus weight
- nächstes
nächstes
97,968 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “komisch” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | komisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈkoːmɪʃ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #2,030 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “komisch” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around komisch (IPA [ˈkoːmɪʃ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,030 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for komisch, with forms such as "kkomisch", "kmoisch", and "koimsch". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "komische", "komischen", "komisches", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is komisch, spelled K-O-M-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1nach Art einer Komödie
- 2zum Lachen anregend (witzig); erheiternd, spaßig, lustig
- 3Verwunderung auslösend; sonderbar, seltsam, merkwürdig
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how komisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die „Hochzeit des Figaro“ ist eine komische Oper.
Am meisten hat der Clown die Kinder mit seinen komischen Bewegungen zum Lachen gebracht.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- kkomisch
- kmoisch
- koimsch
- komicsh
- komiscch
- komischh
- komishc
- komissch
- kommisch
- komsich
- okmisch
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of komisch - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "komisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "komisch". Here's where to go from here.
- "komisch" maps to 6 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "komische". View pair
- 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #2,030 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "K" letter cohort. K–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.