bitterlich

[ˈbɪtɐlɪç]

/[ˈbɪtɐlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“bitterlich” is uncommon German (frequency #60,424 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,424
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leicht bitter schmeckend

Corpus desk

Index DE-bitterlich · bitterlich · German

bitterlich · rank #60,424 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,424
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Biosphärenres…

Nearest frequency peer: Biosphärenreservat (-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 „bitterlich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bitterlich
PropertyValue
Headwordbitterlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈbɪtɐlɪç]
Letters10
Frequency rank#60,424
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „bitterlich“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Biosphärenreservat“ (#60,423), „Bitumen“ (#60,425), „biology“ (#60,422). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bitterlich“ bei #60,424. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bitterlich is uncommon German at frequency #60,424 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈbɪtɐlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

bitterlich doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is bitterlich, spelled B-I-T-T-E-R-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    leicht bitter schmeckend
  2. 2
    leicht bitter empfindend
  3. 3
    sehr heftig

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Furcht hat einen leicht bitterlichen Geschmack.
  2. Mit seiner bitterlichen Reaktion stieß er auf Unverständnis.

Antonyms

süßlichschwach

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 "bitterlich"?
"bitterlich" is spelled B-I-T-T-E-R-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɪtɐlɪç].
What does "bitterlich" mean?
As an adjective, "bitterlich" means: leicht bitter schmeckend
How do you pronounce "bitterlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bitterlich" is [ˈbɪtɐlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bitterlich" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Bleistifte#60,426Blitzkrieg#60,427Blutspuren#60,428bewegender#60,417

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list