ängstlicher

[ˈɛŋstlɪçɐ]

/[ˈɛŋstlɪçɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“ängstlicher” is uncommon German (frequency #67,932 among 75 “Ä” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,932
frequency rank, German
75
“Ä” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ängstlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-angstlicher · ängstlicher · German

ängstlicher · rank #67,932 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,932
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 75
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zündstoff

Nearest frequency peer: Zündstoff (-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 „ängstlicher“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „ängstlicher“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ängstlicher
PropertyValue
Headwordängstlicher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɛŋstlɪçɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#67,932
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ängstlicher“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ängstlicherfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zündstoff“ (#67,931), „öffnenden“ (#67,933), „zwölfjähriger“ (#67,930). Unter 75 „Ä“-Lemmata liegt „ängstlicher“ bei #67,932. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ängstlicher is uncommon German at frequency #67,932 among 75 “Ä” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɛŋstlɪçɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

ängstlicher has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is ängstlicher, spelled Ä-N-G-S-T-L-I-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ängstlich
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ängstlich
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ängstlich
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ängstlich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ängstlich

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ängstlicher"?
"ängstlicher" is spelled Ä-N-G-S-T-L-I-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛŋstlɪçɐ].
What does "ängstlicher" mean?
As an adjective, "ängstlicher" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ängstlich
How do you pronounce "ängstlicher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ängstlicher" is [ˈɛŋstlɪçɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ängstlicher" come from?
"ängstlicher" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ängstlicher", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list