pelagisch
[peˈlaːɡɪʃ]
The verdict
“pelagisch” 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) - in offenen Gewässern des Meeres und großer Binnengewässern lebend (und nicht ufernah)
Corpus desk
Index DE-pelagisch · pelagisch · German
pelagisch · 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 "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 | pelagisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [peˈlaːɡɪʃ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „pelagisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
pelagisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [peˈlaːɡɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for pelagisch in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 pelagisch, spelled P-E-L-A-G-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1in offenen Gewässern des Meeres und großer Binnengewässern lebend (und nicht ufernah)
- 2dem Meeresboden angehörig (von Sedimenten)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pelagisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Eine große Zahl der pelagisch lebenden Schwimmer stellen, besonders im Süßwasser, die Rädertiere.“
„Im südlichen Schottland wird fast die ganze Formation durch über 1500 m mächtige bituminöse Graptolithenschiefer und radiolarienreiche Kieselschiefer als pelagische Meeresabsätze gebildet, die nach Norden zu in Flachmeer- und Küstenablagerungen übergehen, so daß hier damals ein Festland gelegen haben muß, auf dem dann teilweise in großen Süßwasserseen di…
Synonyms
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.