sympathisch

[zʏmˈpaːtɪʃ]

/[zʏmˈpaːtɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“sympathisch” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,137. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,137
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu Sympathien motivierend; charmant, nett

Corpus desk

Index DE-sympathisch · sympathisch · German

sympathisch · rank #8,137 · 19 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,137
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH symbole

Nearest frequency peer: symbole (-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 „sympathisch“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „sympathisch“ 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).

sympathisch vs sympathische
92% similar
sympathisch vs sympathischer
85% similar
sympathisch vs sympathischen
85% similar

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

Key facts for sympathisch
PropertyValue
Headwordsympathisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[zʏmˈpaːtɪʃ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#8,137
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sympathisch“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).sympathischliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „symbole“ (#8,136), „Südtirol“ (#8,138), „Studierenden“ (#8,135). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sympathisch“ bei #8,137. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around sympathisch (IPA [zʏmˈpaːtɪʃ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,137 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "zu Sympathien motivierend; charmant, nett".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for sympathisch, with forms such as "smypathisch", "ssympathisch", and "symapthisch". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "sympathische", "sympathischer", "sympathischen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is sympathisch, spelled S-Y-M-P-A-T-H-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu Sympathien motivierend; charmant, nett

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Auf mich wirkt Claudia sehr sympathisch.
  2. „Aber sie will mich gewiß nicht, denn sie reflektiert auf ein sympathisches Äußeres, und ich weiß weder, ob mein Äußeres sympathisch ist, noch, ob es zu Renaissancemöbeln paßt.“

Synonyms

angenehmcharmantfreundlichnettliebliebenswürdig

Antonyms

antipathischunangenehmunfreundlichunsympathisch

This word in other languages

affable(English)simpático(Español)sympathique(Français)simpático(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • smypathisch
  • ssympathisch
  • symapthisch
  • symmpathisch
  • sympahtisch
  • sympathhisch
  • sympathicsh
  • sympathiscch
  • sympathischh
  • sympathishc
  • sympathissch
  • sympathsich
  • sympatihsch
  • sympatthisch
  • symppathisch
  • symptahisch
  • sypmathisch
  • syympathisch
  • ysmpathisch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sympathisch - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

smypathisch2ssympathisch1symapthisch2symmpathisch1sympahtisch2sympathhisch1sympathicsh2sympathiscch1
Edit distance from "sympathisch"

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 "sympathisch"?
"sympathisch" is spelled S-Y-M-P-A-T-H-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [zʏmˈpaːtɪʃ].
What does "sympathisch" mean?
As an adjective, "sympathisch" means: zu Sympathien motivierend; charmant, nett
What words are commonly confused with "sympathisch"?
"sympathisch" is commonly confused with "sympathische", "sympathischer", "sympathischen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sympathisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sympathisch" is [zʏmˈpaːtɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sympathisch" come from?
"sympathisch" 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 "sympathisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

verbesserte#8,150verbündeten#8,151Psychiatrie#8,120Plattformen#8,119

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

Verzweiflung19 variantsorganisierten19 variantszwangsläufig19 variantsnachzudenken19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list