metallisch

/[meˈtalɪʃ]/ adj

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#47,586

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

metallisch is anGermanadj. It means: aus Metall bestehend, Eigenschaften von Metall aufweisend Pronounced [meˈtalɪʃ]. Often confused with metallische and metallischen.

Key facts for metallisch
PropertyValue
Headwordmetallisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[meˈtalɪʃ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#47,586
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of metallisch in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for metallisch is 10 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [meˈtalɪʃ]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,586 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "aus Metall bestehend, Eigenschaften von Metall aufweisend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for metallisch, with forms such as "emtallisch", "meatllisch", and "metalilsch". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "metallische", "metallischen", "metallic", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is metallisch, spelled M-E-T-A-L-L-I-S-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus Metall bestehend, Eigenschaften von Metall aufweisend

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emtallisch,meatllisch,metalilsch,metalisch,metallicsh,metalliscch,metallischh,metallishc,metallissch,metallsich,metlalisch,mettallisch,mmetallisch,mteallisch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for metallisch

Misspelling Variants of "metallisch"

emtallisch10meatllisch10metalilsch10metalisch9metallicsh10metalliscch11metallischh11metallishc10
Misspelling Variants of "metallisch"

Frequency rank: #47,586 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "metallisch"?
"metallisch" is spelled M-E-T-A-L-L-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [meˈtalɪʃ].
What does "metallisch" mean?
As an adj, "metallisch" means: aus Metall bestehend, Eigenschaften von Metall aufweisend
What words are commonly confused with "metallisch"?
"metallisch" is commonly confused with "metallische", "metallischen", "metallic". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "metallisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "metallisch" is [meˈtalɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "metallisch" come from?
"metallisch" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.