theatralisch

[teaˈtʁaːlɪʃ]

/[teaˈtʁaːlɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“theatralisch” is uncommon German (frequency #58,355 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,355
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Theater betreffend

Corpus desk

Index DE-theatralisch · theatralisch · German

theatralisch · rank #58,355 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,355
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH teuflischen

Nearest frequency peer: teuflischen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „theatralisch“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „theatralisch“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for theatralisch
PropertyValue
Headwordtheatralisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[teaˈtʁaːlɪʃ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#58,355
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „theatralisch“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).theatralischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „teuflischen“ (#58,354), „Thesaurus“ (#58,356), „Testergebnis“ (#58,353). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „theatralisch“ bei #58,355. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

theatralisch is uncommon German at frequency #58,355 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [teaˈtʁaːlɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for theatralisch, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is theatralisch, spelled T-H-E-A-T-R-A-L-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Theater betreffend
  2. 2
    übertrieben in Gestik, Mimik und Verhalten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Auseinandersetzung wurde sehr theatralisch geführt.
  2. „Okan, der dabei an der Nase berührt wurde, ging anschließend recht theatralisch zu Boden und hielt sich das Gesicht.“

This word in other languages

theatrical(English)teatral(Español)théâtral(Français)teatral(Português)

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 "theatralisch"?
"theatralisch" is spelled T-H-E-A-T-R-A-L-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [teaˈtʁaːlɪʃ].
What does "theatralisch" mean?
As an adjective, "theatralisch" means: das Theater betreffend
How do you pronounce "theatralisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "theatralisch" is [teaˈtʁaːlɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "theatralisch" come from?
"theatralisch" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Testergebnis#58,353toskanischen#58,365unbegründete#58,378stilisierten#58,328

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list