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 May 6, 2026) - von Nikolaus Kopernikus stammend, ihn und seine Werke betreffend/auf ihnen basierend

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

Where “kopernikanisch” sits in German frequency

kopernikanisch falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

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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Using “kopernikanisch”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-O-P-E-R-N-I-K-A-N-I-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kopɛʁniˈkaːnɪʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list