adlig
[ˈaːdlɪç]
The verdict
“adlig” is uncommon German (frequency #88,614 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,614
- frequency rank, German
- 6,976
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Adelstitel habend und damit dem Adel angehörend
Corpus desk
Index DE-adlig · adlig · German
adlig · rank #88,614 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,614
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,976
- PHOTO-FINISH adl
Nearest frequency peer: adl (-1 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „adlig“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- adden
adden
11,390 corpus weight
- Adelbert
Adelbert
11,389 corpus weight
- adl
adl
11,388 corpus weight
- adlig
adlig
11,387 corpus weight
- adoptierten
adoptierten
11,386 corpus weight
- Affentheater
Affentheater
11,385 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „adlig“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | adlig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaːdlɪç] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #88,614 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „adlig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
adlig is uncommon German at frequency #88,614 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaːdlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for adlig in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is adlig, spelled A-D-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1einen Adelstitel habend und damit dem Adel angehörend
- 2eine edle, vornehme Haltung oder Gesinnung habend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how adlig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er behauptet adlig zu sein, ist es jedoch nicht, denn er hat gar keinen Titel.
„Bar allen materiellen Reichtums und Besitzes wird Areté zu dem, was den wahren Wert eines Menschen ausmacht: ein innerer Adel, eine adlige Haltung, die einem (im besten Fall) von Geburt an in die Wiege gelegt wird.“
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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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