sympathische

[zʏmˈpaːtɪʃə]

/[zʏmˈpaːtɪʃə]/ adj

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The verdict

“sympathische” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,426. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,426
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sympathisch

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

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

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

Key facts for sympathische
PropertyValue
Headwordsympathische
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[zʏmˈpaːtɪʃə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#20,426
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sympathische” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sympathische lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around sympathische (IPA [zʏmˈpaːtɪʃə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,426 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for sympathische, with forms such as "smypathische", "ssympathische", and "symapthische". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "sympathischer", "sympathischen", "sympathisch", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is sympathische, spelled S-Y-M-P-A-T-H-I-S-C-H-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • smypathische
  • ssympathische
  • symapthische
  • symmpathische
  • sympahtische
  • sympathhische
  • sympathicshe
  • sympathiscche
  • sympathisceh
  • sympathischhe
  • sympathishce
  • sympathissche
  • sympathsiche
  • sympatihsche
  • sympatthische
  • symppathische
  • symptahische
  • sypmathische
  • syympathische
  • ysmpathische

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sympathische - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

smypathische2ssympathische1symapthische2symmpathische1sympahtische2sympathhische1sympathicshe2sympathiscche1
Edit distance from "sympathische"

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 "sympathische"?
"sympathische" is spelled S-Y-M-P-A-T-H-I-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [zʏmˈpaːtɪʃə].
What does "sympathische" mean?
As an adjective, "sympathische" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sympathisch
What words are commonly confused with "sympathische"?
"sympathische" is commonly confused with "sympathischer", "sympathischen", "sympathisch". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sympathische"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sympathische" is [zʏmˈpaːtɪʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sympathische" come from?
"sympathische" 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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Using “sympathische”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-Y-M-P-A-T-H-I-S-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [zʏmˈpaːtɪʃə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “sympathischer” - see the side-by-side comparison. sympathische vs sympathischer
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list