drastisch

\ˈdʁastɪʃ\

/\ˈdʁastɪʃ\/ adj

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.

Key facts for drastisch
PropertyValue
Headworddrastisch
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈdʁastɪʃ\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « drastisch » en français

drastischsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Drastique, brutal.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Alexa-Entwicklung ist ein "kolossaler Reinfall". Mit diesen drastischen Worten beschreibt ein ehemaliger Mitarbeiter des Unternehmens gegenüber Business Insider die aktuelle Situation.
  2. 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.

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "drastisch"?
"drastisch" is spelled D-R-A-S-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈdʁastɪʃ\.
What does "drastisch" mean?
As an adjective, "drastisch" means: Drastique, brutal.
How do you pronounce "drastisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "drastisch" is \ˈdʁastɪʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "drastisch" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list