ontologisch

[ɔntoˈloːɡɪʃ]

/[ɔntoˈloːɡɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Ontologie betreffend

Corpus desk

Index DE-ontologisch · ontologisch · German

ontologisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "O" 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 ontologisch
PropertyValue
Headwordontologisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɔntoˈloːɡɪʃ]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ontologisch“ im Deutschen

ontologischsitzt 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

ontologisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɔntoˈloːɡɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Ontologie betreffend".

No misspelling variants are generated for ontologisch in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is ontologisch, spelled O-N-T-O-L-O-G-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Ontologie betreffend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ontologische Konzepte haben problematische Folgen für die Einschätzung der Leistungen des Bewusstseins und damit auch für die Ethik.“
  2. „Der ontologische Gottesbeweis schlussfolgert aus dem bloßen Gedanken oder Begriff ‚Gott’, d.h. a priori, auf die Existenz Gottes. Anselm von Canterbury entwarf die erste und bekannteste Version des ontologischen Gottesbeweises: Gott ist definiert als das vollkommenste Wesen, über das hinaus nichts Vollkommeneres gedacht werden kann.“

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 "ontologisch"?
"ontologisch" is spelled O-N-T-O-L-O-G-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ɔntoˈloːɡɪʃ].
What does "ontologisch" mean?
As an adjective, "ontologisch" means: die Ontologie betreffend
How do you pronounce "ontologisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ontologisch" is [ɔntoˈloːɡɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ontologisch" come from?
"ontologisch" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list