sphärische

[ˈsfɛːʁɪʃə]

/[ˈsfɛːʁɪʃə]/ adj

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The verdict

“sphärische” is uncommon German (frequency #57,421 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,421
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sphärisch

Corpus desk

Index DE-spharische · sphärische · German

sphärische · rank #57,421 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,421
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spezialistin

Nearest frequency peer: Spezialistin (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „sphärische“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „sphärische“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sphärische
PropertyValue
Headwordsphärische
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈsfɛːʁɪʃə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#57,421
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „sphärische“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).sphärischefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Spezialistin“ (#57,420), „Spielfeldrand“ (#57,422), „spassige“ (#57,419). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sphärische“ bei #57,421. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sphärische is uncommon German at frequency #57,421 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈsfɛːʁɪʃə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sphärische, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is sphärische, spelled S-P-H-Ä-R-I-S-C-H-E.

Definition

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

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 "sphärische"?
"sphärische" is spelled S-P-H-Ä-R-I-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsfɛːʁɪʃə].
What does "sphärische" mean?
As an adjective, "sphärische" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sphärisch
How do you pronounce "sphärische"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sphärische" is [ˈsfɛːʁɪʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sphärische" come from?
"sphärische" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

spärlichen#57,426statistics#57,430skeptische#57,407Stochastik#57,436

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list