sokratisch
[zoˈkʁaːtɪʃ]
The verdict
“sokratisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Lehre des Sokrates entsprechend
Corpus desk
Index DE-sokratisch · sokratisch · German
sokratisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | sokratisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [zoˈkʁaːtɪʃ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „sokratisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
sokratisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [zoˈkʁaːtɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Lehre des Sokrates entsprechend".
sokratisch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is sokratisch, spelled S-O-K-R-A-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1der Lehre des Sokrates entsprechend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sokratisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die sokratische Methode ist die Methode des Fragens.
Antonyms
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.