satirisch

/[zaˈtiːʁɪʃ]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#42,108

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

satirisch is anGermanadj. It means: nach Art oder mit den Mitteln der Satire: jemanden (beispielsweise einen Politiker), seine Ideen oder etwas (beispielsweise gesellschaftliche Missstände) humorvoll kritisierend Pronounced [zaˈtiːʁɪʃ]. Often confused with satirische and satirischen.

Key facts for satirisch
PropertyValue
Headwordsatirisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[zaˈtiːʁɪʃ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#42,108
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of satirisch in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for satirisch is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [zaˈtiːʁɪʃ]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,108 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "nach Art oder mit den Mitteln der Satire: jemanden (beispielsweise einen Politiker), seine Ideen oder etwas (beispielsweise gesellschaftliche Missstände) humorvoll kritisierend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for satirisch, with forms such as "astirisch", "saitrisch", and "satiirsch". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "satirische", "satirischen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is satirisch, spelled S-A-T-I-R-I-S-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    nach Art oder mit den Mitteln der Satire: jemanden (beispielsweise einen Politiker), seine Ideen oder etwas (beispielsweise gesellschaftliche Missstände) humorvoll kritisierend

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: astirisch,saitrisch,satiirsch,satiricsh,satiriscch,satirischh,satirishc,satirissch,satirrisch,satirsich,satriisch,sattirisch,ssatirisch,stairisch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for satirisch

Misspelling Variants of "satirisch"

astirisch9saitrisch9satiirsch9satiricsh9satiriscch10satirischh10satirishc9satirissch10
Misspelling Variants of "satirisch"

Frequency rank: #42,108 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "satirisch"?
"satirisch" is spelled S-A-T-I-R-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [zaˈtiːʁɪʃ].
What does "satirisch" mean?
As an adj, "satirisch" means: nach Art oder mit den Mitteln der Satire: jemanden (beispielsweise einen Politiker), seine Ideen oder etwas (beispielsweise gesellschaftliche Missstände) humorvoll kritisierend
What words are commonly confused with "satirisch"?
"satirisch" is commonly confused with "satirische", "satirischen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "satirisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "satirisch" is [zaˈtiːʁɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "satirisch" come from?
"satirisch" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.