absonderlich
German, adjective[apˈzɔndɐlɪç]
absonderlich is spelled A-B-S-O-N-D-E-R-L-I-C-H (12 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 159,136th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Absonderlich is a German adjective meaning “weird, odd, strange, peculiar, preposterous, nerdy, outlandish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “stark von der Norm abweichend; sich sonderbar verhaltend”.
What does absonderlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
weird, odd, strange, peculiar, preposterous, nerdy, outlandish
adverb
- 1
strangely, peculiarly, outlandishly
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. stark von der Norm abweichend; sich sonderbar verhaltend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of absonderlich
- absonderlicher masculine nominative singular
- am absonderlichsten superlative
- absonderliche positive nominative strong
- absonderliches positive nominative strong
- absonderlichen positive genitive strong
- absonderlichem positive dative strong
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce absonderlich?
- [apˈzɔndɐlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is absonderlich in German?
absonderlich appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).