semantisch

[zeˈmantɪʃ]

/[zeˈmantɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“semantisch” is uncommon German (frequency #60,073 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,073
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Linguistik, die Semantik betreffend; der Bedeutung nach

Corpus desk

Index DE-semantisch · semantisch · German

semantisch · rank #60,073 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,073
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Selters

Nearest frequency peer: Selters (-1 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 „semantisch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for semantisch
PropertyValue
Headwordsemantisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[zeˈmantɪʃ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#60,073
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „semantisch“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).semantischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Selters“ (#60,072), „Sicherheitskontrolle“ (#60,075), „selbstbestimmte“ (#60,070). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „semantisch“ bei #60,073. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

semantisch is uncommon German at frequency #60,073 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [zeˈmantɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Linguistik, die Semantik betreffend; der Bedeutung nach".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for semantisch, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is semantisch, spelled S-E-M-A-N-T-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Linguistik, die Semantik betreffend; der Bedeutung nach

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how semantisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Semantisch gesehen ist der Satz "Der Fluss erschießt den Hasen" Unsinn.
  2. Was Du sagtest, ist zwar syntaktisch korrekt, aber semantisch ergibt es keinen Sinn.

Synonyms

bedeutungsmäßig

Antonyms

grammatischsyntaktisch

This word in other languages

semantic(English)semántico(Español)sémantique(Français)semântico(Português)

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 "semantisch"?
"semantisch" is spelled S-E-M-A-N-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [zeˈmantɪʃ].
What does "semantisch" mean?
As an adjective, "semantisch" means: Linguistik, die Semantik betreffend; der Bedeutung nach
How do you pronounce "semantisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "semantisch" is [zeˈmantɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "semantisch" come from?
"semantisch" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list