zyklisch

[ˈt͡syːklɪʃ]

/[ˈt͡syːklɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

“zyklisch” is uncommon German (frequency #73,165 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,165
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - regelmäßig wiederkehrend, wiederholend

Corpus desk

Index DE-zyklisch · zyklisch · German

zyklisch · rank #73,165 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,165
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zwischenruf

Nearest frequency peer: Zwischenruf (-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 „zyklisch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zyklisch
PropertyValue
Headwordzyklisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡syːklɪʃ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,165
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zyklisch“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.zyklischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zwischenruf“ (#73,164), „ächzt“ (#73,166), „Zwetschgen“ (#73,163). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zyklisch“ bei #73,165. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zyklisch is uncommon German at frequency #73,165 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡syːklɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for zyklisch in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is zyklisch, spelled Z-Y-K-L-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    regelmäßig wiederkehrend, wiederholend
  2. 2
    kreisläufig, kreisförmig
  3. 3
    eine Reihe thematisch zusammenhängender (Kunst-)Werke
  4. 4
    fachsprachlich zyklische Verbindungen: organische Moleküle mit kreisförmig angeordneten Atomen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sofort fällt einem der zyklische Verlauf auf.
  2. Ob ein zyklisches Anlageverhalten auf dem Aktienmarkt besser ist, als ein antizyklisches, dass muss jeder Anleger für sich entscheiden.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zyklisch"?
"zyklisch" is spelled Z-Y-K-L-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡syːklɪʃ].
What does "zyklisch" mean?
As an adjective, "zyklisch" means: regelmäßig wiederkehrend, wiederholend
How do you pronounce "zyklisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zyklisch" is [ˈt͡syːklɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zyklisch" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list