Tamilisch
[taˈmiːlɪʃ]
The verdict
“Tamilisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sprache der Tamilen (eine Volksgruppe, die in Südindien und auf Sri Lanka lebt)
Corpus desk
Index DE-tamilisch · Tamilisch · German
Tamilisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | Tamilisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [taˈmiːlɪʃ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tamilisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tamilisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [taˈmiːlɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sprache der Tamilen (eine Volksgruppe, die in Südindien und auf Sri Lanka lebt)".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Tamilisch, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Tamilisch, spelled T-A-M-I-L-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Sprache der Tamilen (eine Volksgruppe, die in Südindien und auf Sri Lanka lebt)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Tamilisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Rund 65 Millionen Menschen sprechen Tamilisch.
Synonyms
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.