kopernikanisch

[kopɛʁniˈkaːnɪʃ]

/[kopɛʁniˈkaːnɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

“kopernikanisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von Nikolaus Kopernikus stammend, ihn und seine Werke betreffend/auf ihnen basierend

Corpus desk

Index DE-kopernikanisch · kopernikanisch · German

kopernikanisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for kopernikanisch
PropertyValue
Headwordkopernikanisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kopɛʁniˈkaːnɪʃ]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kopernikanisch“ im Deutschen

kopernikanischliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kopernikanisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kopɛʁniˈkaːnɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von Nikolaus Kopernikus stammend, ihn und seine Werke betreffend/auf ihnen basierend".

No generated misspelling entries exist for kopernikanisch in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is kopernikanisch, spelled K-O-P-E-R-N-I-K-A-N-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    von Nikolaus Kopernikus stammend, ihn und seine Werke betreffend/auf ihnen basierend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „In diesen Bänden findet sich die erste Darstellung der kopernikanischen Theorie in englischer Sprache.“

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kopernikanisch"?
"kopernikanisch" is spelled K-O-P-E-R-N-I-K-A-N-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [kopɛʁniˈkaːnɪʃ].
What does "kopernikanisch" mean?
As an adjective, "kopernikanisch" means: von Nikolaus Kopernikus stammend, ihn und seine Werke betreffend/auf ihnen basierend
How do you pronounce "kopernikanisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kopernikanisch" is [kopɛʁniˈkaːnɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kopernikanisch" come from?
"kopernikanisch" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list