panisch

[ˈpaːnɪʃ]

/[ˈpaːnɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

“panisch” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,063. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,063
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von Panik erfasst, mit Panik einhergehend

Corpus desk

Index DE-panisch · panisch · German

panisch · rank #24,063 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,063
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH organisatoris…

Nearest frequency peer: organisatorisch (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „panisch“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „panisch“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

panisch vs Punsch
57% similar
panisch vs Polnisch
63% similar
panisch vs panische
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for panisch
PropertyValue
Headwordpanisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈpaːnɪʃ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,063
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „panisch“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).panischliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „organisatorisch“ (#24,062), „parties“ (#24,064), „Oregon“ (#24,061). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „panisch“ bei #24,063. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around panisch (IPA [ˈpaːnɪʃ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,063 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "von Panik erfasst, mit Panik einhergehend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for panisch, with forms such as "apnisch", "painsch", and "panicsh". 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, "Punsch", "Polnisch", "panische", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is panisch, spelled P-A-N-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    von Panik erfasst, mit Panik einhergehend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Furcht vor einer Gefahr, deren Ursache und Beschaffenheit uns unbekannt ist, heißt panischer Schrecken und hat diesen Namen vom Gott Pan, der, wie man vorgibt, diese Schreckensart verursachen soll.“
  2. Er hat panische Angst vor Spinnen.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apnisch
  • painsch
  • panicsh
  • paniscch
  • panischh
  • panishc
  • panissch
  • pannisch
  • pansich
  • pnaisch
  • ppanisch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of panisch - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

apnisch2painsch2panicsh2paniscch1panischh1panishc2panissch1pannisch1
Edit distance from "panisch"

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 "panisch"?
"panisch" is spelled P-A-N-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpaːnɪʃ].
What does "panisch" mean?
As an adjective, "panisch" means: von Panik erfasst, mit Panik einhergehend
What words are commonly confused with "panisch"?
"panisch" is commonly confused with "Punsch", "Polnisch", "panische". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "panisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "panisch" is [ˈpaːnɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "panisch" come from?
"panisch" 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 "panisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list