ärgerliche

[ˈɛʁɡɐˌlɪçə]

/[ˈɛʁɡɐˌlɪçə]/ adj

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The verdict

“ärgerliche” is uncommon German (frequency #63,981 among 75 “Ä” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,981
frequency rank, German
75
“Ä” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ärgerlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-argerliche · ärgerliche · German

ärgerliche · rank #63,981 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,981
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 75
  • PHOTO-FINISH ändernden

Nearest frequency peer: ändernden (-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 „ärgerliche“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ärgerliche
PropertyValue
Headwordärgerliche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɛʁɡɐˌlɪçə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#63,981
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ärgerliche“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.ärgerlichefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ändernden“ (#63,980), „ökumenischer“ (#63,982), „zündeten“ (#63,979). Unter 75 „Ä“-Lemmata liegt „ärgerliche“ bei #63,981. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ärgerliche is uncommon German at frequency #63,981 among 75 “Ä” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɛʁɡɐˌlɪçə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for ärgerliche in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 ärgerliche, spelled Ä-R-G-E-R-L-I-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ärgerlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ärgerlich
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ärgerlich
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ärgerlich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ärgerlich
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ärgerlich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ärgerlich
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ärgerlich
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ärgerlich

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 "ärgerliche"?
"ärgerliche" is spelled Ä-R-G-E-R-L-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛʁɡɐˌlɪçə].
What does "ärgerliche" mean?
As an adjective, "ärgerliche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ärgerlich
How do you pronounce "ärgerliche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ärgerliche" is [ˈɛʁɡɐˌlɪçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

überhöhter#63,985Zweisitzer#63,976Abkömmling#63,993Abänderung#64,004

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list