erquicklich

[ɛɐ̯ˈkvɪklɪç]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈkvɪklɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“erquicklich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so, dass es Freude, Gefallen bereitet, erweckt

Corpus desk

Index DE-erquicklich · erquicklich · German

erquicklich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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.

Key facts for erquicklich
PropertyValue
Headworderquicklich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈkvɪklɪç]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „erquicklich“ im Deutschen

erquicklichschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erquicklich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈkvɪklɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "so, dass es Freude, Gefallen bereitet, erweckt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for erquicklich in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is erquicklich, spelled E-R-Q-U-I-C-K-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    so, dass es Freude, Gefallen bereitet, erweckt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Eines der erquicklichsten Dinge nach der Wiederkehr in die Heimat war uns die Wiederkehr der heimischen Kost, zu deren sachgemäßer Herstellung meine Frau ihre dienstbaren Geister mit fast unfehlbarem Erfolg zu erziehen wußte.“
  2. „Als sie an den Rand des Parks gelangt waren, deutete sie lächelnd auf einen Weg: Der führe über eine schöne ländliche Strecke ins nächste Dorf, erklärte sie, ein erquicklicher Spaziergang, den sie in den nächsten Tagen zusammen unternehmen könnten, sobald sie sich akklimatisiert hätten.“

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "erquicklich"?
"erquicklich" is spelled E-R-Q-U-I-C-K-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈkvɪklɪç].
What does "erquicklich" mean?
As an adjective, "erquicklich" means: so, dass es Freude, Gefallen bereitet, erweckt
How do you pronounce "erquicklich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erquicklich" is [ɛɐ̯ˈkvɪklɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erquicklich" come from?
"erquicklich" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list