toxisch

[ˈtɔksɪʃ]

/[ˈtɔksɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

“toxisch” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,071. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,071
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - stark gesundheitsschädlich, giftig

Corpus desk

Index DE-toxisch · toxisch · German

toxisch · rank #39,071 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,071
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tortur

Nearest frequency peer: Tortur (-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 „toxisch“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „toxisch“ 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).

toxisch vs typisch
71% similar
toxisch vs toxische
88% similar
toxisch vs toxischen
78% similar

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

Key facts for toxisch
PropertyValue
Headwordtoxisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈtɔksɪʃ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#39,071
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „toxisch“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).toxischliegt 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: „Tortur“ (#39,070), „traditionsreiche“ (#39,072), „theologisch“ (#39,069). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „toxisch“ bei #39,071. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around toxisch (IPA [ˈtɔksɪʃ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #39,071 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for toxisch, with forms such as "otxisch", "toixsch", and "toxicsh". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "typisch", "toxische", "toxischen", and more, 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 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 toxisch, spelled T-O-X-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    stark gesundheitsschädlich, giftig
  2. 2
    durch Gift verursacht, auf einer Vergiftung beruhend
  3. 3
    schädlich, gefährlich
  4. 4
    sehr niedrig bewertet, sodass ein Totalausfall droht oder dadurch der Fortbestand von Unternehmen/Banken gefährdet ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Viele Pilzarten wirken auf den Menschen toxisch.
  2. Blei aus Wasserrohren wirkt toxisch auf menschliche Zellen.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otxisch
  • toixsch
  • toxicsh
  • toxiscch
  • toxischh
  • toxishc
  • toxissch
  • toxsich
  • toxxisch
  • ttoxisch
  • txoisch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of toxisch - 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.

otxisch2toixsch2toxicsh2toxiscch1toxischh1toxishc2toxissch1toxsich2
Edit distance from "toxisch"

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 "toxisch"?
"toxisch" is spelled T-O-X-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtɔksɪʃ].
What does "toxisch" mean?
As an adjective, "toxisch" means: stark gesundheitsschädlich, giftig
What words are commonly confused with "toxisch"?
"toxisch" is commonly confused with "typisch", "toxische", "toxischen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "toxisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "toxisch" is [ˈtɔksɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "toxisch" come from?
"toxisch" 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 "toxisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list