tückisch
[ˈtʏkɪʃ]
The verdict
“tückisch” is uncommon German (frequency #69,801 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,801
- frequency rank, German
- 2,684
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gefährlich und dabei unberechenbar
Corpus desk
Index DE-tuckisch · tückisch · German
tückisch · rank #69,801 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,801
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,684
- PHOTO-FINISH Täufers
Nearest frequency peer: Täufers (-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 „tückisch“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Turnierverl…
Turnierverlauf
30,203 corpus weight
- Täufers
Täufers
30,201 corpus weight
- tückisch
tückisch
30,200 corpus weight
- umlaufende
umlaufende
30,199 corpus weight
- Umweltbehör…
Umweltbehörde
30,198 corpus weight
- unachtsam
unachtsam
30,197 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „tückisch“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tückisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈtʏkɪʃ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #69,801 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „tückisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
tückisch is uncommon German at frequency #69,801 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈtʏkɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tückisch, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is tückisch, spelled T-Ü-C-K-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1gefährlich und dabei unberechenbar
- 2gefährlich und dabei unberechenbar
- 3gefährlich und dabei unberechenbar
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tückisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Basler schoss den Freistoß und der Ball drehte sich tückisch um die Mauer ins Tor.
Beim US Masters spielen die besten Golfprofis um das legendäre Green Jacket. Mit Martin Kaymer und Bernhard Langer schlagen zwei Deutsche in Augusta ab. Die tückischen Grüns bereiten besonders Kaymer Probleme.
Antonyms
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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