philatelistisch
[filateˈlɪstɪʃ]
The verdict
“philatelistisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf die Philatelie bezogen, nach Art der Philatelie
Corpus desk
Index DE-philatelistisch · philatelistisch · German
philatelistisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | philatelistisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [filateˈlɪstɪʃ] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „philatelistisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
philatelistisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [filateˈlɪstɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf die Philatelie bezogen, nach Art der Philatelie".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for philatelistisch, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is philatelistisch, spelled P-H-I-L-A-T-E-L-I-S-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1auf die Philatelie bezogen, nach Art der Philatelie
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how philatelistisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Bibliophile, auch im Bereich der Literatur, schätzen solche Publikationen ganz besonders, zumal, wenn sie aus der frühen Zeit der philatelistischen Literatur stammen oder von hochrangigen Forschern herrühren.“
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.