polemischen

[poˈleːmɪʃn̩]

/[poˈleːmɪʃn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“polemischen” is uncommon German (frequency #65,577 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,577
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs polemisch

Corpus desk

Index DE-polemischen · polemischen · German

polemischen · rank #65,577 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,577
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH polierten

Nearest frequency peer: polierten (+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 „polemischen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for polemischen
PropertyValue
Headwordpolemischen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[poˈleːmɪʃn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#65,577
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „polemischen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.polemischenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „polierten“ (#65,578), „Polizeischule“ (#65,579), „poison“ (#65,574). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „polemischen“ bei #65,577. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

polemischen is uncommon German at frequency #65,577 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [poˈleːmɪʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for polemischen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is polemischen, spelled P-O-L-E-M-I-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs polemisch
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs polemisch
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs polemisch
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs polemisch
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs polemisch
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs polemisch
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs polemisch
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs polemisch
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs polemisch
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs polemisch
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs polemisch
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs polemisch

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 "polemischen"?
"polemischen" is spelled P-O-L-E-M-I-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [poˈleːmɪʃn̩].
What does "polemischen" mean?
As an adjective, "polemischen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs polemisch
How do you pronounce "polemischen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "polemischen" is [poˈleːmɪʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "polemischen" come from?
"polemischen" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Posteingang#65,581Perlenkette#65,565Originalton#65,555ranzukommen#65,605

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list