problematisches

[pʁobleˈmaːtɪʃəs]

/[pʁobleˈmaːtɪʃəs]/ adj

The verdict

“problematisches” is uncommon German (frequency #88,153 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,153
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs problematisch

Corpus desk

Index DE-problematisches · problematisches · German

problematisches · rank #88,153 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,153
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Programmcode

Nearest frequency peer: Programmcode (+2 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 „problematisches“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for problematisches
PropertyValue
Headwordproblematisches
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pʁobleˈmaːtɪʃəs]
Letters15
Frequency rank#88,153
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „problematisches“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Programmcode“ (#88,155), „Privatrechts“ (#88,150), „projektiert“ (#88,156). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „problematisches“ bei #88,153. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

problematisches is uncommon German at frequency #88,153 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pʁobleˈmaːtɪʃəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for problematisches in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is problematisches, spelled P-R-O-B-L-E-M-A-T-I-S-C-H-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs problematisch
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs problematisch
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs problematisch
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs problematisch

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 "problematisches"?
"problematisches" is spelled P-R-O-B-L-E-M-A-T-I-S-C-H-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁobleˈmaːtɪʃəs].
What does "problematisches" mean?
As an adjective, "problematisches" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs problematisch
How do you pronounce "problematisches"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "problematisches" is [pʁobleˈmaːtɪʃəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list