polynesisch
[poliˈneːzɪʃ]
The verdict
“polynesisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Polynesien oder die Polynesier betreffend, zu Polynesien gehörend, aus Polynesien stammend
Corpus desk
Index DE-polynesisch · polynesisch · German
polynesisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | polynesisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [poliˈneːzɪʃ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „polynesisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
polynesisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [poliˈneːzɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Polynesien oder die Polynesier betreffend, zu Polynesien gehörend, aus Polynesien stammend".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for polynesisch, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 polynesisch, spelled P-O-L-Y-N-E-S-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Polynesien oder die Polynesier betreffend, zu Polynesien gehörend, aus Polynesien stammend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how polynesisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Um 500 n. Chr. kamen polynesische Einwanderer von Samoa und Tonga nach Tuvalu.“
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.