phonetisch

[foˈneːtɪʃ]

/[foˈneːtɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“phonetisch” is uncommon German (frequency #71,712 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,712
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-phonetisch · phonetisch · German

phonetisch · rank #71,712 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,712
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pharaos

Nearest frequency peer: Pharaos (-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 „phonetisch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for phonetisch
PropertyValue
Headwordphonetisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[foˈneːtɪʃ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#71,712
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „phonetisch“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).phonetischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Pharaos“ (#71,711), „Physikerin“ (#71,713), „Pfarrgemeinden“ (#71,710). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „phonetisch“ bei #71,712. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

phonetisch is uncommon German at frequency #71,712 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [foˈneːtɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Phonetik oder die Sprachlaute betreffend".

phonetisch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is phonetisch, spelled P-H-O-N-E-T-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Phonetik oder die Sprachlaute betreffend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Wörter "Lied" und "Lid" sind phonetisch gleich: [liːt].
  2. „Im schnellen Fluß der Sprache sind die phonetischen Unterschiede, die abweichende Wortgrenzen markieren, nämlich nicht auszumachen.“

Synonyms

lautlich

This word in other languages

phonetic(English)fonético(Español)phonétique(Français)fonético(Português)

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Physikerin#71,713persischer#71,704Pressetext#71,728Paradieses#71,691

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list