bäuerlich

[ˈbɔɪ̯ɐlɪç]

/[ˈbɔɪ̯ɐlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“bäuerlich” is uncommon German (frequency #88,752 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,752
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich auf Bauern beziehend, zu Bauern gehörig, von Bauern stammend

Key facts for bäuerlich
PropertyValue
Headwordbäuerlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈbɔɪ̯ɐlɪç]
Letters9
Frequency rank#88,752
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bäuerlich” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bäuerlich lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bäuerlich is uncommon German at frequency #88,752 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈbɔɪ̯ɐlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich auf Bauern beziehend, zu Bauern gehörig, von Bauern stammend".

No generated misspelling entries exist for bäuerlich in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is bäuerlich, spelled B-Ä-U-E-R-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich auf Bauern beziehend, zu Bauern gehörig, von Bauern stammend

This word in other languages

rural(English)agrícola(Español)agricole(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 "bäuerlich"?
"bäuerlich" is spelled B-Ä-U-E-R-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɔɪ̯ɐlɪç].
What does "bäuerlich" mean?
As an adjective, "bäuerlich" means: sich auf Bauern beziehend, zu Bauern gehörig, von Bauern stammend
How do you pronounce "bäuerlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bäuerlich" is [ˈbɔɪ̯ɐlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bäuerlich" come from?
"bäuerlich" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “bäuerlich”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-Ä-U-E-R-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbɔɪ̯ɐlɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list