gebührlich

[ɡəˈbyːɐ̯lɪç]

/[ɡəˈbyːɐ̯lɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“gebührlich” 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) - so wie es gebührt

Corpus desk

Index DE-gebuhrlich · gebührlich · German

gebührlich · 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 "G" 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.

Key facts for gebührlich
PropertyValue
Headwordgebührlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈbyːɐ̯lɪç]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gebührlich“ im Deutschen

gebührlichsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gebührlich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈbyːɐ̯lɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "so wie es gebührt".

No misspelling variants are generated for gebührlich in our index, 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is gebührlich, spelled G-E-B-Ü-H-R-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    so wie es gebührt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Sie bereiteten ihnen einen gebührlichen Empfang.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gebührlich"?
"gebührlich" is spelled G-E-B-Ü-H-R-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈbyːɐ̯lɪç].
What does "gebührlich" mean?
As an adjective, "gebührlich" means: so wie es gebührt
How do you pronounce "gebührlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gebührlich" is [ɡəˈbyːɐ̯lɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gebührlich" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list