komisch

/[ˈkoːmɪʃ]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,030

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

komisch is anGermanadj. It means: nach Art einer Komödie Pronounced [ˈkoːmɪʃ]. It ranks #2,030 in German word frequency. Often confused with komische and komischen.

Key facts for komisch
PropertyValue
Headwordkomisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈkoːmɪʃ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,030
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of komisch in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for komisch is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkoːmɪʃ]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,030 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for komisch, with forms such as "kkomisch", "kmoisch", and "koimsch". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "komische", "komischen", "komisches", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is komisch, spelled K-O-M-I-S-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    nach Art einer Komödie
  2. 2
    zum Lachen anregend (witzig); erheiternd, spaßig, lustig
  3. 3
    Verwunderung auslösend; sonderbar, seltsam, merkwürdig

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for komisch

Misspelling Variants of "komisch"

kkomisch8kmoisch7koimsch7komicsh7komiscch8komischh8komishc7komissch8
Misspelling Variants of "komisch"

Frequency rank: #2,030 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "komisch"?
"komisch" is spelled K-O-M-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkoːmɪʃ].
What does "komisch" mean?
As an adj, "komisch" means: nach Art einer Komödie
What words are commonly confused with "komisch"?
"komisch" is commonly confused with "komische", "komischen", "komisches". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "komisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "komisch" is [ˈkoːmɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "komisch" come from?
"komisch" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter K in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.