fragil

[fʁaˈɡiːl]

/[fʁaˈɡiːl]/ adj

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The verdict

“fragil” is uncommon German (frequency #59,654 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,654
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leicht zerbrechlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-fragil · fragil · German

fragil · rank #59,654 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,654
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Freilassing

Nearest frequency peer: Freilassing (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „fragil“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „fragil“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fragil
PropertyValue
Headwordfragil
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fʁaˈɡiːl]
Letters6
Frequency rank#59,654
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „fragil“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.fragilfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Freilassing“ (#59,656), „fortgesetzte“ (#59,651), „Freizeitbeschäftigung“ (#59,657). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fragil“ bei #59,654. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fragil is uncommon German at frequency #59,654 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fʁaˈɡiːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "leicht zerbrechlich".

No misspelling variants are generated for fragil in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is fragil, spelled F-R-A-G-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    leicht zerbrechlich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dein Kartenhaus sieht aber ziemlich fragil aus.
  2. „Um die fragile Eintracht in ihrer Heimat zu wahren, haben die Siedler die Thinge geschaffen.“

Antonyms

stabilrobustwiderstandsfähig

This word in other languages

fragile(English)frágil(Español)fragile(Français)frágil(Português)

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 "fragil"?
"fragil" is spelled F-R-A-G-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [fʁaˈɡiːl].
What does "fragil" mean?
As an adjective, "fragil" means: leicht zerbrechlich
How do you pronounce "fragil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fragil" is [fʁaˈɡiːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fragil" come from?
"fragil" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

frivol#59,659galant#59,664faselt#59,628geller#59,683

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list