sunnitisch

[zʊˈniːtɪʃ]

/[zʊˈniːtɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

“sunnitisch” 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) - die Sunniten oder die Sunna betreffend

Corpus desk

Index DE-sunnitisch · sunnitisch · German

sunnitisch · 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.

Key facts for sunnitisch
PropertyValue
Headwordsunnitisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[zʊˈniːtɪʃ]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „sunnitisch“ im Deutschen

sunnitischsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sunnitisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [zʊˈniːtɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Sunniten oder die Sunna betreffend".

Zero misspellings are on record for sunnitisch in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is sunnitisch, spelled S-U-N-N-I-T-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Sunniten oder die Sunna betreffend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how sunnitisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Im sunnitischen Islam, dem die große Mehrheit der Muslime angehört, hatte über Jahrhunderte der Kalif («Stellvertreter» Mohammeds) die geistliche und weltliche Macht. Das Kalifat wurde 1924 endgültig abgeschafft. Seitdem gibt es im sunnitischen Islam keine von allen Gläubigen anerkannte religiöse Autorität mehr.“
  2. „Ziel der Terrororganisation Islamischer Staat (IS) ist ein sunnitischer Gottesstaat mit alleiniger Herrschaft im arabischen Raum.“

Antonyms

schiitischwahabitisch

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sunnitisch"?
"sunnitisch" is spelled S-U-N-N-I-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [zʊˈniːtɪʃ].
What does "sunnitisch" mean?
As an adjective, "sunnitisch" means: die Sunniten oder die Sunna betreffend
How do you pronounce "sunnitisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sunnitisch" is [zʊˈniːtɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sunnitisch" come from?
"sunnitisch" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list