koptisch
[ˈkɔptɪʃ]
The verdict
“koptisch” 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) - die christliche Kirche in Ägypten betreffend, zu ihr gehörend; die ägyptischen Christen und ihre Kultur betreffend
Corpus desk
Index DE-koptisch · koptisch · German
koptisch · 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 | koptisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈkɔptɪʃ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „koptisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
koptisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkɔptɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for koptisch in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is koptisch, spelled K-O-P-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1die christliche Kirche in Ägypten betreffend, zu ihr gehörend; die ägyptischen Christen und ihre Kultur betreffend
- 2die Sprache der Kopten (Koptisch) betreffend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how koptisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wir kennen es nur aus später überlieferten Wiedergaben dieses Wortes in koptischer Buchstabenschrift.“
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.