appetitlich

[apeˈtiːtlɪç]

/[apeˈtiːtlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“appetitlich” is uncommon German (frequency #60,340 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,340
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zum Verzehr, zum Verspeisen anregend oder reizend; sich auf den Appetit beziehend, in der Art und Weise des Appetites

Corpus desk

Index DE-appetitlich · appetitlich · German

appetitlich · rank #60,340 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,340
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Apostelgeschi…

Nearest frequency peer: Apostelgeschichte (-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 „appetitlich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for appetitlich
PropertyValue
Headwordappetitlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[apeˈtiːtlɪç]
Letters11
Frequency rank#60,340
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „appetitlich“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).appetitlichfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Apostelgeschichte“ (#60,339), „Apsis“ (#60,341), „anzuklagen“ (#60,338). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „appetitlich“ bei #60,340. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

appetitlich is uncommon German at frequency #60,340 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [apeˈtiːtlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

appetitlich doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is appetitlich, spelled A-P-P-E-T-I-T-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    zum Verzehr, zum Verspeisen anregend oder reizend; sich auf den Appetit beziehend, in der Art und Weise des Appetites
  2. 2
    frisch, frisch aussehend, frisch riechend und schmeckend, hygienisch
  3. 3
    ästhetisch ansprechend, frisch, neu, jung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. adjektivisch: Ich habe uns ein appetitliches Abendbrot zubereitet.
  2. adverbial: Dieser Salat sieht aber appetitlich aus.

Antonyms

unappetitlich

This word in other languages

appétissant(Français)

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 "appetitlich"?
"appetitlich" is spelled A-P-P-E-T-I-T-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [apeˈtiːtlɪç].
What does "appetitlich" mean?
As an adjective, "appetitlich" means: zum Verzehr, zum Verspeisen anregend oder reizend; sich auf den Appetit beziehend, in der Art und Weise des Appetites
How do you pronounce "appetitlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "appetitlich" is [apeˈtiːtlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "appetitlich" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "appetitlich", 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