figürliche

[fiˈɡyːɐ̯lɪçə]

/[fiˈɡyːɐ̯lɪçə]/ adj

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The verdict

“figürliche” is uncommon German (frequency #88,922 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,922
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs figürlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-figurliche · figürliche · German

figürliche · rank #88,922 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,922
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Filmtheater

Nearest frequency peer: Filmtheater (+2 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “figürliche”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “figürliche” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for figürliche
PropertyValue
Headwordfigürliche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fiˈɡyːɐ̯lɪçə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#88,922
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “figürliche” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).figürlicheliegt hier:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Filmtheater“ (#88,924), „Finalspiele“ (#88,925), „fingert“ (#88,927). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

figürliche is uncommon German at frequency #88,922 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fiˈɡyːɐ̯lɪçə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for figürliche in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is figürliche, spelled F-I-G-Ü-R-L-I-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs figürlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs figürlich
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs figürlich
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs figürlich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs figürlich
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs figürlich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs figürlich
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs figürlich
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs figürlich

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 "figürliche"?
"figürliche" is spelled F-I-G-Ü-R-L-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [fiˈɡyːɐ̯lɪçə].
What does "figürliche" mean?
As an adjective, "figürliche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs figürlich
How do you pronounce "figürliche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "figürliche" is [fiˈɡyːɐ̯lɪçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "figürliche" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "figürliche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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