philosophischen
[filoˈzoːfɪʃn̩]
The verdict
“philosophischen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #10,916 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #10,916
- frequency rank, German
- 15
- letters
- 24
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs philosophisch
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | philosophischen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [filoˈzoːfɪʃn̩] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #10,916 |
| Misspellings tracked | 24 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “philosophischen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for philosophischen is 15 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [filoˈzoːfɪʃn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,916 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 24 likely wrong-spelling variants for philosophischen, with forms such as "hpilosophischen", "phhilosophischen", and "phillosophischen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "philosophischer", "philosophisches", "philosophisch", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is philosophischen, spelled P-H-I-L-O-S-O-P-H-I-S-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs philosophisch
- 2Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs philosophisch
- 3Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs philosophisch
- 4Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs philosophisch
- 5Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs philosophisch
- 6Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs philosophisch
- 7Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs philosophisch
- 8Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs philosophisch
- 9Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs philosophisch
- 10Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs philosophisch
- 11Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs philosophisch
- 12Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs philosophisch
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: hpilosophischen,phhilosophischen,phillosophischen,philoosphischen,philosohpischen,philosophhischen,philosophicshen,philosophiscchen,philosophiscehn,philosophischenn,philosophischhen,philosophischne,philosophishcen,philosophisschen,philosophsichen,philosopihschen,philosopphischen,philospohischen,philossophischen,philsoophischen,phiolsophischen,phliosophischen,pihlosophischen,pphilosophischen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of philosophischen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “philosophischen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-H-I-L-O-S-O-P-H-I-S-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [filoˈzoːfɪʃn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “philosophischer” - see the side-by-side comparison. philosophischen vs philosophischer
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.