patronymisch
[patʁoˈnyːmɪʃ]
The verdict
“patronymisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vom Namen des Vaters abgeleitet; das Patronymikon betreffend
Corpus desk
Index DE-patronymisch · patronymisch · German
patronymisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | patronymisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [patʁoˈnyːmɪʃ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „patronymisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
patronymisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [patʁoˈnyːmɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vom Namen des Vaters abgeleitet; das Patronymikon betreffend".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for patronymisch, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is patronymisch, spelled P-A-T-R-O-N-Y-M-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1vom Namen des Vaters abgeleitet; das Patronymikon betreffend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how patronymisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dennoch blieb die patronymische Namensgebung noch bis in das 19. Jahrhundert in vielen Orten in Gebrauch.
Ob es sich bei einem aus einem Vornamen gebildeten Familiennamen um eine patronymische Ableitung auf -sen mit verschliffener Endung oder um ein Genitiv-s handelt, lässt sich nur ermitteln, wenn der Name auf seinen Ursprung zurückgeführt wird.
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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.