linguistisch

[lɪŋˈɡu̯ɪstɪʃ]

/[lɪŋˈɡu̯ɪstɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“linguistisch” is uncommon German (frequency #91,897 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,897
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Linguistik, Sprachwissenschaft, Sprachforschung betreffend

Corpus desk

Index DE-linguistisch · linguistisch · German

linguistisch · rank #91,897 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,897
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Litanei

Nearest frequency peer: Litanei (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „linguistisch“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „linguistisch“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for linguistisch
PropertyValue
Headwordlinguistisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[lɪŋˈɡu̯ɪstɪʃ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#91,897
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „linguistisch“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).linguistischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Litanei“ (#91,898), „lobos“ (#91,899), „lifting“ (#91,894). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „linguistisch“ bei #91,897. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

linguistisch is uncommon German at frequency #91,897 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [lɪŋˈɡu̯ɪstɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Linguistik, Sprachwissenschaft, Sprachforschung betreffend".

No misspelling variants are generated for linguistisch in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is linguistisch, spelled L-I-N-G-U-I-S-T-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Linguistik, Sprachwissenschaft, Sprachforschung betreffend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die linguistische Analyse von Wörtern ist Voraussetzung für die Entwicklung von Wortbildungsregeln.
  2. „Unter dem Motto »Text: Strukturen und Verarbeitung« treffen sich auf der größten linguistischen Konferenz im deutschsprachigen Raum mehr als 500 Sprachwissenschaftler aus aller Welt.“

Synonyms

sprachwissenschaftlich

This word in other languages

linguistic(English)lingüístico(Español)linguistique(Français)

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 "linguistisch"?
"linguistisch" is spelled L-I-N-G-U-I-S-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [lɪŋˈɡu̯ɪstɪʃ].
What does "linguistisch" mean?
As an adjective, "linguistisch" means: die Linguistik, Sprachwissenschaft, Sprachforschung betreffend
How do you pronounce "linguistisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "linguistisch" is [lɪŋˈɡu̯ɪstɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "linguistisch" come from?
"linguistisch" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "linguistisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Legationsrat#91,880magnetisches#91,915Landsknechte#91,872Käfighaltung#91,865

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list