zyklisch
[ˈt͡syːklɪʃ]
The verdict
“zyklisch” is an uncommon German word, ranked #73,165 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #73,165
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - regelmäßig wiederkehrend, wiederholend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zyklisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈt͡syːklɪʃ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #73,165 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zyklisch” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for zyklisch is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡syːklɪʃ]. Corpus data places it at rank #73,165 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1regelmäßig wiederkehrend, wiederholend
- 2kreisläufig, kreisförmig
- 3eine Reihe thematisch zusammenhängender (Kunst-)Werke
- 4fachsprachlich zyklische Verbindungen: organische Moleküle mit kreisförmig angeordneten Atomen
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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 “zyklisch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-Y-K-L-I-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt͡syːklɪʃ] (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.