engelsgleich
[ˈɛŋl̩sˌɡlaɪ̯ç]
The verdict
“engelsgleich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wie ein Engel beschaffen
Corpus desk
Index DE-engelsgleich · engelsgleich · German
engelsgleich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | engelsgleich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɛŋl̩sˌɡlaɪ̯ç] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „engelsgleich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
engelsgleich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɛŋl̩sˌɡlaɪ̯ç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "wie ein Engel beschaffen".
engelsgleich has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is engelsgleich, spelled E-N-G-E-L-S-G-L-E-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1wie ein Engel beschaffen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how engelsgleich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er war fasziniert von ihrem engelsgleichen Haar.
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.