symmetrisch

[zʏˈmeːtʁɪʃ]

/[zʏˈmeːtʁɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“symmetrisch” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,511. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,511
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ebenmäßig, über Symmetrie verfügend, Symmetrie aufweisend

Corpus desk

Index DE-symmetrisch · symmetrisch · German

symmetrisch · rank #27,511 · 17 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,511
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Südsudan

Nearest frequency peer: Südsudan (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „symmetrisch“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „symmetrisch“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

symmetrisch vs symmetrische
92% similar
symmetrisch vs symmetrischen
85% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for symmetrisch
PropertyValue
Headwordsymmetrisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[zʏˈmeːtʁɪʃ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#27,511
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „symmetrisch“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.symmetrischliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Südsudan“ (#27,512), „stärkeres“ (#27,509), „tanzten“ (#27,513). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „symmetrisch“ bei #27,511. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around symmetrisch (IPA [zʏˈmeːtʁɪʃ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,511 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for symmetrisch, with forms such as "smymetrisch", "ssymmetrisch", and "symemtrisch". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "symmetrische", "symmetrischen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 symmetrisch, spelled S-Y-M-M-E-T-R-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    ebenmäßig, über Symmetrie verfügend, Symmetrie aufweisend
  2. 2
    eine Eigenschaft von Relationen, Symmetrie erfüllend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein Kreis ist sowohl drehsymmetrisch als auch achsensymmetrisch.
  2. „Aus undurchsichtigen Käfigen ließ Thornhill verschiedene Männchen ihren Duftstoff versprühen. Und in 44 von 50 Fällen strebten die begattungswilligen Skorpionsfliegenweibchen zielstrebig auf den Käfig zu, in dem das am symmetrischsten gebaute Männchen saß.“

Synonyms

spiegelgleich

Antonyms

asymmetrisch

This word in other languages

symmetric(English)simétrico(Español)symétrique(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • smymetrisch
  • ssymmetrisch
  • symemtrisch
  • symetrisch
  • symmertisch
  • symmetirsch
  • symmetricsh
  • symmetriscch
  • symmetrischh
  • symmetrishc
  • symmetrissch
  • symmetrrisch
  • symmetrsich
  • symmettrisch
  • symmterisch
  • syymmetrisch
  • ysmmetrisch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of symmetrisch - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

smymetrisch2ssymmetrisch1symemtrisch2symetrisch1symmertisch2symmetirsch2symmetricsh2symmetriscch1
Edit distance from "symmetrisch"

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 "symmetrisch"?
"symmetrisch" is spelled S-Y-M-M-E-T-R-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [zʏˈmeːtʁɪʃ].
What does "symmetrisch" mean?
As an adjective, "symmetrisch" means: ebenmäßig, über Symmetrie verfügend, Symmetrie aufweisend
What words are commonly confused with "symmetrisch"?
"symmetrisch" is commonly confused with "symmetrische", "symmetrischen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "symmetrisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "symmetrisch" is [zʏˈmeːtʁɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "symmetrisch" come from?
"symmetrisch" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Stiefmutter#27,505Todesurteil#27,518totalitären#27,519Tänzerinnen#27,525

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Verabredung17 variantsverkleinern17 variantsvorgehalten17 variantsPatriarchat17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list