serbisch

[ˈzɛʁbɪʃ]

/[ˈzɛʁbɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“serbisch” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,582. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,582
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zum Volk der Serben (auch historisch) gehörig

Corpus desk

Index DE-serbisch · serbisch · German

serbisch · rank #45,582 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,582
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Selbstzweifel

Nearest frequency peer: Selbstzweifel (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „serbisch“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „serbisch“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

serbisch vs syrisch
75% similar
serbisch vs serbische
89% similar
serbisch vs serbischen
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for serbisch
PropertyValue
Headwordserbisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈzɛʁbɪʃ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#45,582
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „serbisch“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.serbischliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Selbstzweifel“ (#45,581), „Serotonin“ (#45,583), „Selbstzerstörung“ (#45,580). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „serbisch“ bei #45,582. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around serbisch (IPA [ˈzɛʁbɪʃ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #45,582 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for serbisch, with forms such as "esrbisch", "sebrisch", and "serbbisch". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "syrisch", "serbische", "serbischen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is serbisch, spelled S-E-R-B-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    zum Volk der Serben (auch historisch) gehörig
  2. 2
    zu Serbien gehörig
  3. 3
    zur Sprache Serbisch gehörig

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er ist ein serbischer Fußballspieler.
  2. „Meine Großeltern und meine Urgroßmutter hatten schon 1930 ihre Heimat verlassen müssen, als immer mehr Muslime Opfer der Gewalt serbischer Nationalisten wurden.“

This word in other languages

Serb(English)serbio(Español)serbe(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esrbisch
  • sebrisch
  • serbbisch
  • serbicsh
  • serbiscch
  • serbischh
  • serbishc
  • serbissch
  • serbsich
  • seribsch
  • serrbisch
  • srebisch
  • sserbisch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of serbisch - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

esrbisch2sebrisch2serbbisch1serbicsh2serbiscch1serbischh1serbishc2serbissch1
Edit distance from "serbisch"

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 "serbisch"?
"serbisch" is spelled S-E-R-B-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛʁbɪʃ].
What does "serbisch" mean?
As an adjective, "serbisch" means: zum Volk der Serben (auch historisch) gehörig
What words are commonly confused with "serbisch"?
"serbisch" is commonly confused with "syrisch", "serbische", "serbischen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "serbisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "serbisch" is [ˈzɛʁbɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "serbisch" come from?
"serbisch" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Solinger#45,590schocken#45,571Spitäler#45,601Promoter#45,522

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Serotonin13 variantsschwammig13 variantssaudische13 variantsSupernova13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list