skeptische

[ˈskɛptɪʃə]

/[ˈskɛptɪʃə]/ adj

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The verdict

“skeptische” is uncommon German (frequency #57,407 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,407
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skeptisch

Key facts for skeptische
PropertyValue
Headwordskeptische
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈskɛptɪʃə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#57,407
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “skeptische” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). skeptische lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

skeptische is uncommon German at frequency #57,407 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈskɛptɪʃə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for skeptische in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is skeptische, spelled S-K-E-P-T-I-S-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skeptisch
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skeptisch
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skeptisch
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skeptisch
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skeptisch
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skeptisch
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skeptisch
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skeptisch
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skeptisch

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 "skeptische"?
"skeptische" is spelled S-K-E-P-T-I-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈskɛptɪʃə].
What does "skeptische" mean?
As an adjective, "skeptische" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skeptisch
How do you pronounce "skeptische"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "skeptische" is [ˈskɛptɪʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "skeptische" come from?
"skeptische" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “skeptische”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-K-E-P-T-I-S-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈskɛptɪʃə] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list