ersinnlich
[ɛɐ̯ˈzɪnlɪç]
The verdict
“ersinnlich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich ausdenken/ersinnen lassend
Corpus desk
Index DE-ersinnlich · ersinnlich · German
ersinnlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | ersinnlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈzɪnlɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ersinnlich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ersinnlich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈzɪnlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich ausdenken/ersinnen lassend".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ersinnlich, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is ersinnlich, spelled E-R-S-I-N-N-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1sich ausdenken/ersinnen lassend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ersinnlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich gebe mir alle nur ersinnliche Mühe, an Ottilie zu denken, wie früher.“
„Aber jetzt – heute gar! Ich gebe mir die ersinnlichste Mühe, einen dummen Jungen tölpelhaft zu spielen … und damit soll ich Weiberherzen erobern!“
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.