physikalischen
[fyziˈkaːlɪʃn̩]
The verdict
“physikalischen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #14,651 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #14,651
- frequency rank, German
- 14
- letters
- 23
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs physikalisch
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 | physikalischen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [fyziˈkaːlɪʃn̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #14,651 |
| Misspellings tracked | 23 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “physikalischen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for physikalischen is 14 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fyziˈkaːlɪʃn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,651 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 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for physikalischen, with forms such as "hpysikalischen", "phhysikalischen", and "phsyikalischen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "physikalischer", "physikalisch", "physikalische", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 physikalischen, spelled P-H-Y-S-I-K-A-L-I-S-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs physikalisch
- 2Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs physikalisch
- 3Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs physikalisch
- 4Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs physikalisch
- 5Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs physikalisch
- 6Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs physikalisch
- 7Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs physikalisch
- 8Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs physikalisch
- 9Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs physikalisch
- 10Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs physikalisch
- 11Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs physikalisch
- 12Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs physikalisch
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: hpysikalischen,phhysikalischen,phsyikalischen,phyiskalischen,physiaklischen,physikailschen,physikalicshen,physikaliscchen,physikaliscehn,physikalischenn,physikalischhen,physikalischne,physikalishcen,physikalisschen,physikallischen,physikalsichen,physikkalischen,physiklaischen,physkialischen,physsikalischen,phyysikalischen,pphysikalischen,pyhsikalischen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of physikalischen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “physikalischen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-H-Y-S-I-K-A-L-I-S-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fyziˈkaːlɪʃn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “physikalischer” - see the side-by-side comparison. physikalischen vs physikalischer
- 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.