skeptischen

Name: skeptischen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈskɛptɪʃn̩]

/[ˈskɛptɪʃn̩]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“skeptischen” is uncommon German (frequency #62,857 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,857
frequency rank, German: 107,600
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-skeptischen · skeptischen · German

skeptischen · rank #62,857 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-RARE #62,857
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-0 0 variants
BOOK-DENSE 107,600
PHOTO-FINISH sizilianischen

Nearest frequency peer: sizilianischen (-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.

sickert

37,148
Silhouetten

37,147
sizilianisc…

37,145
skeptischen

37,144
skeptischer

37,143
Skinheads

37,142

What this shows Bars show where “skeptischen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Key facts for skeptischen
Property	Value
Headword	skeptischen
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈskɛptɪʃn̩]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#62,857
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “skeptischen” 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). skeptischen lands here:

#62,857

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

skeptischen is uncommon German at frequency #62,857 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈskɛptɪʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for skeptischen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is skeptischen, spelled S-K-E-P-T-I-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

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Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skeptisch
2
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skeptisch
3
Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skeptisch
4
Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skeptisch
5
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skeptisch
6
Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skeptisch
7
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skeptisch
8
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skeptisch
9
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skeptisch
10
Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skeptisch
11
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skeptisch
12
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera 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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "skeptischen"?

"skeptischen" is spelled S-K-E-P-T-I-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈskɛptɪʃn̩].

What does "skeptischen" mean?

As an adjective, "skeptischen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skeptisch

How do you pronounce "skeptischen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "skeptischen" is [ˈskɛptɪʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "skeptischen" come from?

"skeptischen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

skeptischer#62,858 Silhouetten#62,854 Rückblenden#62,815 Tageszeiten#62,900

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.