völkischer
[ˈfœlkɪʃɐ]
The verdict
“völkischer” is uncommon German (frequency #74,162 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,162
- frequency rank, German
- 49,639
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs völkisch
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | völkischer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfœlkɪʃɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #74,162 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “völkischer” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
völkischer is uncommon German at frequency #74,162 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfœlkɪʃɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for völkischer, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is völkischer, spelled V-Ö-L-K-I-S-C-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs völkisch
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs völkisch
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs völkisch
- 4Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs völkisch
- 5Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs völkisch
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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Using “völkischer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-Ö-L-K-I-S-C-H-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfœlkɪʃɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.