dämliches

[ˈdɛːmlɪçəs]

/[ˈdɛːmlɪçəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“dämliches” is uncommon German (frequency #53,630 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,630
frequency rank, German
45,632
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dämlich

Key facts for dämliches
PropertyValue
Headworddämliches
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdɛːmlɪçəs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#53,630
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dämliches” 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). dämliches lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

dämliches is uncommon German at frequency #53,630 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdɛːmlɪçəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

dämliches has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is dämliches, spelled D-Ä-M-L-I-C-H-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dämlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dämlich
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dämlich
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dämlich

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 "dämliches"?
"dämliches" is spelled D-Ä-M-L-I-C-H-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɛːmlɪçəs].
What does "dämliches" mean?
As an adjective, "dämliches" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dämlich
How do you pronounce "dämliches"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dämliches" is [ˈdɛːmlɪçəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dämliches" come from?
"dämliches" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “dämliches”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is D-Ä-M-L-I-C-H-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈdɛːmlɪçəs] (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