sybaritisch
[zybaˈʁiːtɪʃ]
The verdict
“sybaritisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Stadt Sybaris oder deren Einwohner betreffend
Corpus desk
Index DE-sybaritisch · sybaritisch · German
sybaritisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | sybaritisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [zybaˈʁiːtɪʃ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „sybaritisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
sybaritisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [zybaˈʁiːtɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sybaritisch, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is sybaritisch, spelled S-Y-B-A-R-I-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1die Stadt Sybaris oder deren Einwohner betreffend
- 2genusssüchtig, schwelgerisch, verweichlicht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sybaritisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ein Besucher aus der Renaissance, der unvermittelt auf uns gestoßen wäre, hätte sehr wohl annehmen können, daß wir einem Bild entstiegen waren, welches das gewaltsame Ende des räudigen Gefolges eines sybaritischen Dogen darstellte.“
„Seine großartige Physiognomie, eben noch von gotischem Schmerz beseelt, erblühte üppig und heiter; sogar ein sybaritisches Grübchen zeigte sich auf einmal in seiner Wange. 'Die Stunde ist hie -' Und ließ sich die Karte geben . . .“
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.