philologisch

[filoˈloːɡɪʃ]

/[filoˈloːɡɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“philologisch” is uncommon German (frequency #96,072 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,072
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-philologisch · philologisch · German

philologisch · rank #96,072 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,072
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH pha

Nearest frequency peer: pha (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „philologisch“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „philologisch“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for philologisch
PropertyValue
Headwordphilologisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[filoˈloːɡɪʃ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#96,072
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „philologisch“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.philologischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „pha“ (#96,071), „Physikers“ (#96,073), „pfänden“ (#96,070). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „philologisch“ bei #96,072. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

philologisch is uncommon German at frequency #96,072 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [filoˈloːɡɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Philologie betreffend".

philologisch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is philologisch, spelled P-H-I-L-O-L-O-G-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Philologie betreffend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Texte in ihrer korrekten Form darzubieten ist eine wichtige philologische Aufgabe, die bei sehr alten Texten oft einen hohen Aufwand erfordert.

Antonyms

historischphilosophischtheologisch

This word in other languages

philological(English)filológico(Español)philologique(Français)

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 "philologisch"?
"philologisch" is spelled P-H-I-L-O-L-O-G-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [filoˈloːɡɪʃ].
What does "philologisch" mean?
As an adjective, "philologisch" means: die Philologie betreffend
How do you pronounce "philologisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "philologisch" is [filoˈloːɡɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "philologisch" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "philologisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pfingstrosen#96,066Patentrezept#96,059Preisbindung#96,095Presseportal#96,099

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list