siderisch
[ziˈdeːʁɪʃ]
The verdict
“siderisch” 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 September 3, 2026) - auf die Fixsterne bezogen; Stern- oder Sternen-
Corpus desk
Index DE-siderisch · siderisch · German
siderisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | siderisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ziˈdeːʁɪʃ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „siderisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
siderisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ziˈdeːʁɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for siderisch, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is siderisch, spelled S-I-D-E-R-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1auf die Fixsterne bezogen; Stern- oder Sternen-
- 2auf die Fixsterne bezogene Astrologie; Fixsternastrologie
- 3das Eisen betreffend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how siderisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Kamera wird während dieser Zeit siderisch nachgeführt, um die Rotation der Erde auszugleichen.
Das siderische Jahr dauert 365 Sonnentage, 6 Stunden, 9 Minuten und 9,54 Sekunden.
This word in other languages
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.