somalisch
[zoˈmaːlɪʃ]
The verdict
“somalisch” 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) - zum Volk der Somali gehörig
Corpus desk
Index DE-somalisch · somalisch · German
somalisch · 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 | somalisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [zoˈmaːlɪʃ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „somalisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
somalisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [zoˈmaːlɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for somalisch in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is somalisch, spelled S-O-M-A-L-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1zum Volk der Somali gehörig
- 2zum Land Somalia gehörig
- 3zur Sprache Somali (Somalisch) gehörig
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how somalisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er brachte seine somalische Ehefrau mit.
Der somalische Außenminister ist heute in Berlin.
Synonyms
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.