autumnal
[aʊ̯tʊmˈnaːl]
The verdict
“autumnal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fachsprachlich: sich auf den Herbst beziehend, charakteristisch für den Herbst, im Herbst auftretend
Corpus desk
Index DE-autumnal · autumnal · German
autumnal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | autumnal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [aʊ̯tʊmˈnaːl] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „autumnal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
autumnal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [aʊ̯tʊmˈnaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "fachsprachlich: sich auf den Herbst beziehend, charakteristisch für den Herbst, im Herbst auftretend".
autumnal doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is autumnal, spelled A-U-T-U-M-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1fachsprachlich: sich auf den Herbst beziehend, charakteristisch für den Herbst, im Herbst auftretend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how autumnal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„SMEJKAL (1963) diskutiert die Systematik der ästivalen und autumnalen Sippen und anerkennt bei den ästivalen Sippen des Gebiets einzig E. montana eine größere systematische Wertigkeit zu (bei ihm als Unterart).“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.