neritisch

[ˌneˈʁiːtɪʃ]

/[ˌneˈʁiːtɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

“neritisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zum Flachwasserbereich des Meeres gehörend

Corpus desk

Index DE-neritisch · neritisch · German

neritisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" 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.

Key facts for neritisch
PropertyValue
Headwordneritisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌneˈʁiːtɪʃ]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „neritisch“ im Deutschen

neritischsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

neritisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌneˈʁiːtɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zum Flachwasserbereich des Meeres gehörend".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for neritisch, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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. The correct German form is neritisch, spelled N-E-R-I-T-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    zum Flachwasserbereich des Meeres gehörend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bei der bathymetrische Gliederung der marinen Lebensräume wird der neritische Lebensbereich in die litorale und die sublitorale Zone aufgeteilt.
  2. Der neritische Lebensraum umfasst den gesamten Bereich von der Spritzzone direkt an der Küste, die Gezeitenzone und den küstennahen Meeresbereich bis zu einer Tiefe von ungefähr 200 m.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "neritisch"?
"neritisch" is spelled N-E-R-I-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌneˈʁiːtɪʃ].
What does "neritisch" mean?
As an adjective, "neritisch" means: zum Flachwasserbereich des Meeres gehörend
How do you pronounce "neritisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "neritisch" is [ˌneˈʁiːtɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "neritisch" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list