fürsorgliche

[ˈfyːɐ̯ˌzɔʁklɪçə]

/[ˈfyːɐ̯ˌzɔʁklɪçə]/ adj

The verdict

“fürsorgliche” is uncommon German (frequency #81,565 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,565
frequency rank, German
45,736
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fürsorglich

Key facts for fürsorgliche
PropertyValue
Headwordfürsorgliche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfyːɐ̯ˌzɔʁklɪçə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#81,565
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fürsorgliche” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). fürsorgliche lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fürsorgliche is uncommon German at frequency #81,565 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfyːɐ̯ˌzɔʁklɪçə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fürsorgliche, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is fürsorgliche, spelled F-Ü-R-S-O-R-G-L-I-C-H-E.

Definition

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

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 "fürsorgliche"?
"fürsorgliche" is spelled F-Ü-R-S-O-R-G-L-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfyːɐ̯ˌzɔʁklɪçə].
What does "fürsorgliche" mean?
As an adjective, "fürsorgliche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fürsorglich
How do you pronounce "fürsorgliche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fürsorgliche" is [ˈfyːɐ̯ˌzɔʁklɪçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fürsorgliche" come from?
"fürsorgliche" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “fürsorgliche”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is F-Ü-R-S-O-R-G-L-I-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfyːɐ̯ˌzɔʁklɪçə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list