etlich
[ˈɛtlɪç]
The verdict
“etlich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a pronoun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einige, viele, mehrere, eine ganze Anzahl; eine unbestimmte, aber im Vergleich größere Zahl
Corpus desk
Index DE-etlich · etlich · German
etlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | etlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Pronoun |
| IPA | [ˈɛtlɪç] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „etlich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
etlich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as apronoun, transcribed [ˈɛtlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einige, viele, mehrere, eine ganze Anzahl; eine unbestimmte, aber im Vergleich größere Zahl".
etlich doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is etlich, spelled E-T-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1einige, viele, mehrere, eine ganze Anzahl; eine unbestimmte, aber im Vergleich größere Zahl
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how etlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Etliche Male hielt der Bus, bis wir ausstiegen.
Wir waren etliche Male im Urlaub in Dänemark.
This word in other languages
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.