absonderlich

[apˈzɔndɐlɪç]

/[apˈzɔndɐlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“absonderlich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - stark von der Norm abweichend; sich sonderbar verhaltend

Corpus desk

Index DE-absonderlich · absonderlich · German

absonderlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" 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 absonderlich
PropertyValue
Headwordabsonderlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[apˈzɔndɐlɪç]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “absonderlich” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

absonderlichliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

absonderlich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [apˈzɔndɐlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "stark von der Norm abweichend; sich sonderbar verhaltend".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for absonderlich, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is absonderlich, spelled A-B-S-O-N-D-E-R-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    stark von der Norm abweichend; sich sonderbar verhaltend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Er hatte absonderliche Neigungen und konnte gewöhnlichem Geschlechtsverkehr nichts mehr abgewinnen.

Synonyms

abgedrehtbefremdlichbizarreigenartigeigentümlichextravagantexzentrischgroteskkauzigmerkwürdigschrulligseltsamsonderbarsonderlichungewöhnlichverschrobenverquerwunderlich

This word in other languages

strange(English)extraño(Español)étrange(Français)

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 "absonderlich"?
"absonderlich" is spelled A-B-S-O-N-D-E-R-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [apˈzɔndɐlɪç].
What does "absonderlich" mean?
As an adjective, "absonderlich" means: stark von der Norm abweichend; sich sonderbar verhaltend
How do you pronounce "absonderlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "absonderlich" is [apˈzɔndɐlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "absonderlich" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list