mafisch
[ˈmaːfɪʃ]
The verdict
“mafisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - reich an Eisen und Magnesium
Corpus desk
Index DE-mafisch · mafisch · German
mafisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | mafisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈmaːfɪʃ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „mafisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
mafisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈmaːfɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "reich an Eisen und Magnesium".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for mafisch, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is mafisch, spelled M-A-F-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1reich an Eisen und Magnesium
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mafisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Als mafische Minerale treten Ägirin, Aegirin-Augit, Alkaliamphibole, Olivin (Fayalit), Melanit und Biotit auf.
Foidsyenite ohne mafische Gemengteile, die nur aus Nephelin und Feldspäten bestehen, sind aufgrund der geringeren Werte für die Dichte dieser Minerale leichter als Granite.
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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.