vulkanisch
[vʊlˈkaːnɪʃ]
The verdict
“vulkanisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf Vulkanismus beruhend, von Vulkanen gebildet
Corpus desk
Index DE-vulkanisch · vulkanisch · German
vulkanisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | vulkanisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [vʊlˈkaːnɪʃ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „vulkanisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
vulkanisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [vʊlˈkaːnɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for vulkanisch, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is vulkanisch, spelled V-U-L-K-A-N-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1auf Vulkanismus beruhend, von Vulkanen gebildet
- 2zu Gefühlsausbrüchen neigend, aufbrausend, leidenschaftlich bewegt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vulkanisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Weder Streiks noch die Terroranschläge des 11. September bewirkten, was vulkanischem Feinstaub in der Stratosphäre gelang: Europa erlebt einen flugzeuglosen Himmel.
Kommt man gegen Vicenza, so steigen wieder Hügel von Norden nach Süden auf, sie sind vulkanisch, sagt man, und schließen die Ebene.
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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.