nostalgische

[nɔsˈtalɡɪʃə]

/[nɔsˈtalɡɪʃə]/ adj

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The verdict

“nostalgische” is uncommon German (frequency #56,389 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,389
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nostalgisch

Corpus desk

Index DE-nostalgische · nostalgische · German

nostalgische · rank #56,389 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,389
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH noe

Nearest frequency peer: noe (-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 „nostalgische“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nostalgische
PropertyValue
Headwordnostalgische
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[nɔsˈtalɡɪʃə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#56,389
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „nostalgische“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „noe“ (#56,388), „Notare“ (#56,390), „nobis“ (#56,387). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nostalgische“ bei #56,389. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nostalgische is uncommon German at frequency #56,389 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [nɔsˈtalɡɪʃə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

nostalgische doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented 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 nostalgische, spelled N-O-S-T-A-L-G-I-S-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nostalgisch
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nostalgisch
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nostalgisch
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nostalgisch
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nostalgisch
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nostalgisch
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nostalgisch
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nostalgisch
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nostalgisch

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 "nostalgische"?
"nostalgische" is spelled N-O-S-T-A-L-G-I-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [nɔsˈtalɡɪʃə].
What does "nostalgische" mean?
As an adjective, "nostalgische" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nostalgisch
How do you pronounce "nostalgische"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nostalgische" is [nɔsˈtalɡɪʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nostalgische" come from?
"nostalgische" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list