philosophical

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The verdict

“philosophical” is uncommon German (frequency #81,982 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,982
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich mit der Philosophie beschäftigen; philosophisch

Corpus desk

Index DE-philosophical · philosophical · German

philosophical · rank #81,982 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,982
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH philologische

Nearest frequency peer: philologische (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “philosophical”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “philosophical” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for philosophical
PropertyValue
Headwordphilosophical
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[…]
Letters13
Frequency rank#81,982
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “philosophical” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.philosophicalliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „philologische“ (#81,981), „phänomenale“ (#81,983), „Pflegemutter“ (#81,980). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

philosophical is uncommon German at frequency #81,982 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for philosophical in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is philosophical, spelled P-H-I-L-O-S-O-P-H-I-C-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich mit der Philosophie beschäftigen; philosophisch
  2. 2
    eine unangenehme Situation akzeptieren, da sie nicht geändert werden kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "I had jotted down a few sentences, amounting to a small philosophical digression, the upshot of which wass that man wa a wretched creature and death a certainty."

Antonyms

antiphilosophical

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 "philosophical"?
"philosophical" is spelled P-H-I-L-O-S-O-P-H-I-C-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "philosophical" mean?
As an adjective, "philosophical" means: sich mit der Philosophie beschäftigen; philosophisch
How do you pronounce "philosophical"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "philosophical" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "philosophical" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

philologische#81,981Prozessbeginn#82,010Oberleitungen#81,940Realgymnasium#82,029

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list