politisch korrekt
[poˈliːtɪʃ kɔˈʁɛkt]
The verdict
“politisch korrekt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf Vermeidung von Diskriminierung bedacht, Kränkungen aufgrund von Merkmalen wie Ethnie, Religion, Geschlecht etc. vermeidend
Corpus desk
Index DE-politisch-korrekt · politisch korrekt · German
politisch korrekt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | politisch korrekt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [poˈliːtɪʃ kɔˈʁɛkt] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „politisch korrekt“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
politisch korrekt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [poˈliːtɪʃ kɔˈʁɛkt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf Vermeidung von Diskriminierung bedacht, Kränkungen aufgrund von Merkmalen wie Ethnie, Religion, Geschlecht etc. vermeidend".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for politisch korrekt, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is politisch korrekt, spelled P-O-L-I-T-I-S-C-H- -K-O-R-R-E-K-T.
Definition
- 1auf Vermeidung von Diskriminierung bedacht, Kränkungen aufgrund von Merkmalen wie Ethnie, Religion, Geschlecht etc. vermeidend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how politisch korrekt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich verspürte tatsächlich eine gewisse Scham, weil ich einen weiblichen Dämon in ein Objekt meiner Begierde verwandelt hatte. Politisch korrekt, sogar in der Hölle.“
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.