minoisch
[miˈnoːɪʃ]
The verdict
“minoisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die bronzezeitliche, vorgriechische Kultur Kretas betreffend
Corpus desk
Index DE-minoisch · minoisch · German
minoisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | minoisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [miˈnoːɪʃ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „minoisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
minoisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [miˈnoːɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die bronzezeitliche, vorgriechische Kultur Kretas betreffend".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for minoisch, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is minoisch, spelled M-I-N-O-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1die bronzezeitliche, vorgriechische Kultur Kretas betreffend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how minoisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es ist bis heute nicht geklärt, warum die minoische Kultur unterging.
„In minoischer Zeit gab es praktisch keinerlei, unserer heutigen Auffassung nahe kommenden Bauweise von Häfen, mit schützenden Molen und Piers.“
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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.