phonematisch

[foneˈmaːtɪʃ]

/[foneˈmaːtɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

“phonematisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Phonologie (= Phonematik: Lehre von den Phonemen, den kleinsten, bedeutungsunterscheidenden Einheiten der Sprache) betreffend; den Regeln der Phonologie entsprechend

Corpus desk

Index DE-phonematisch · phonematisch · German

phonematisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for phonematisch
PropertyValue
Headwordphonematisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[foneˈmaːtɪʃ]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „phonematisch“ im Deutschen

phonematischliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

phonematisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [foneˈmaːtɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Phonologie (= Phonematik: Lehre von den Phonemen, den kleinsten, bedeutungsunterscheidenden Einheiten der Sprache) betreffend; den Regeln der Phonologie entsprechend".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for phonematisch, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 phonematisch, spelled P-H-O-N-E-M-A-T-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Phonologie (= Phonematik: Lehre von den Phonemen, den kleinsten, bedeutungsunterscheidenden Einheiten der Sprache) betreffend; den Regeln der Phonologie entsprechend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die phonematische Analyse sprachlicher Einheiten ist Voraussetzung für die Entwicklung des Phonemsystems einer Sprache und der entsprechenden Regeln.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "phonematisch"?
"phonematisch" is spelled P-H-O-N-E-M-A-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [foneˈmaːtɪʃ].
What does "phonematisch" mean?
As an adjective, "phonematisch" means: die Phonologie (= Phonematik: Lehre von den Phonemen, den kleinsten, bedeutungsunterscheidenden Einheiten der Sprache) betreffend; den Regeln der Phonologie entsprechend
How do you pronounce "phonematisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "phonematisch" is [foneˈmaːtɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "phonematisch" come from?
"phonematisch" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list