punischer
[ˈpuːnɪʃɐ]
The verdict
“punischer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs punisch
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | punischer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈpuːnɪʃɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “punischer” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
punischer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈpuːnɪʃɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for punischer, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is punischer, spelled P-U-N-I-S-C-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs punisch
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs punisch
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs punisch
- 4Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs punisch
- 5Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs punisch
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.
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Using “punischer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-U-N-I-S-C-H-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpuːnɪʃɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.