lexikalisch
[lɛksiˈkaːlɪʃ]
The verdict
“lexikalisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zum Wortschatz/Lexikon gehörig
Corpus desk
Index DE-lexikalisch · lexikalisch · German
lexikalisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | lexikalisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [lɛksiˈkaːlɪʃ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „lexikalisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
lexikalisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [lɛksiˈkaːlɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zum Wortschatz/Lexikon gehörig".
Zero misspellings are on record for lexikalisch in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is lexikalisch, spelled L-E-X-I-K-A-L-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1zum Wortschatz/Lexikon gehörig
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lexikalisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das zeigt sich sowohl auf der grammatischen als auch auf der lexikalischen Ebene.“
„Es handelt sich vielmehr um ein lexikalisches Merkmal prosodischer Art mit grammatischer Funktion.“
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.