drastisch
\ˈdʁastɪʃ\
The verdict
“drastisch” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Drastique, brutal.
Corpus desk
Index FR-drastisch · drastisch · French
drastisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | drastisch |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈdʁastɪʃ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « drastisch » en français
Rare enough to double-check
drastisch is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈdʁastɪʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Drastique, brutal.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for drastisch in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is drastisch, spelled D-R-A-S-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Drastique, brutal.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how drastisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Alexa-Entwicklung ist ein "kolossaler Reinfall". Mit diesen drastischen Worten beschreibt ein ehemaliger Mitarbeiter des Unternehmens gegenüber Business Insider die aktuelle Situation.
Ein weiterer Hinweis auf das fehlende Zukunftsvertrauen der Chinesinnen und Chinesen dürfte der drastische Einbruch der Geburtenrate sein: Die Zahl der Kinder pro Frau ist im Zeitraum von 2019 bis 2023 von 1,5 auf 1,0 gesunken.
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.