kyrillisch

[kyˈʁɪlɪʃ]

/[kyˈʁɪlɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

“kyrillisch” is uncommon German (frequency #89,193 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,193
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in der Form an die griechische Unziale angelehnt und ursprünglich zur Verschriftlichung des Altkirchenslawischen entwickelt

Key facts for kyrillisch
PropertyValue
Headwordkyrillisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kyˈʁɪlɪʃ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#89,193
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kyrillisch” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). kyrillisch lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kyrillisch is uncommon German at frequency #89,193 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kyˈʁɪlɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der Form an die griechische Unziale angelehnt und ursprünglich zur Verschriftlichung des Altkirchenslawischen entwickelt".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for kyrillisch, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is kyrillisch, spelled K-Y-R-I-L-L-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    in der Form an die griechische Unziale angelehnt und ursprünglich zur Verschriftlichung des Altkirchenslawischen entwickelt

Antonyms

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kyrillisch"?
"kyrillisch" is spelled K-Y-R-I-L-L-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [kyˈʁɪlɪʃ].
What does "kyrillisch" mean?
As an adjective, "kyrillisch" means: in der Form an die griechische Unziale angelehnt und ursprünglich zur Verschriftlichung des Altkirchenslawischen entwickelt
How do you pronounce "kyrillisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kyrillisch" is [kyˈʁɪlɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kyrillisch" come from?
"kyrillisch" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “kyrillisch”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is K-Y-R-I-L-L-I-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kyˈʁɪlɪʃ] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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