phrygisch

[ˈfʁyːɡɪʃ]

/[ˈfʁyːɡɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine alte Kirchentonart

Corpus desk

Index DE-phrygisch · phrygisch · German

phrygisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 phrygisch
PropertyValue
Headwordphrygisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfʁyːɡɪʃ]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „phrygisch“ im Deutschen

phrygischsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

phrygisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfʁyːɡɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for phrygisch, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is phrygisch, spelled P-H-R-Y-G-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine alte Kirchentonart
  2. 2
    die historische Landschaft Phrygien oder die Kultur der Phryger betreffend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die phrygische Sprache repräsentiert einen eigenständigen Zweig der indogermanischen Sprachfamilie.“

Synonyms

Deuterus authentus

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "phrygisch"?
"phrygisch" is spelled P-H-R-Y-G-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁyːɡɪʃ].
What does "phrygisch" mean?
As an adjective, "phrygisch" means: eine alte Kirchentonart
How do you pronounce "phrygisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "phrygisch" is [ˈfʁyːɡɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "phrygisch" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list