skeptischer

[ˈskɛptɪʃɐ]

/[ˈskɛptɪʃɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“skeptischer” is uncommon German (frequency #62,858 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,858
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-skeptischer · skeptischer · German

skeptischer · rank #62,858 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,858
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 107,600
  • PHOTO-FINISH skeptischen

Nearest frequency peer: skeptischen (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “skeptischer”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for skeptischer
PropertyValue
Headwordskeptischer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈskɛptɪʃɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#62,858
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “skeptischer” 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). skeptischer 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

skeptischer is uncommon German at frequency #62,858 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈskɛptɪʃɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for skeptischer in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is skeptischer, spelled S-K-E-P-T-I-S-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skeptisch
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skeptisch
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skeptisch
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skeptisch
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum 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 "skeptischer"?
"skeptischer" is spelled S-K-E-P-T-I-S-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈskɛptɪʃɐ].
What does "skeptischer" mean?
As an adjective, "skeptischer" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skeptisch
How do you pronounce "skeptischer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "skeptischer" is [ˈskɛptɪʃɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "skeptischer" come from?
"skeptischer" 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 "skeptischer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

skeptischen#62,857Silhouetten#62,854Tageszeiten#62,900Rückblenden#62,815
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