gerichtlicher

[ɡəˈʁɪçtlɪçɐ]

/[ɡəˈʁɪçtlɪçɐ]/ adj

The verdict

“gerichtlicher” is uncommon German (frequency #69,269 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,269
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-gerichtlicher · gerichtlicher · German

gerichtlicher · rank #69,269 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,269
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gere

Nearest frequency peer: Gere (-1 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 „gerichtlicher“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gerichtlicher
PropertyValue
Headwordgerichtlicher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈʁɪçtlɪçɐ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#69,269
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gerichtlicher“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).gerichtlicherfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gere“ (#69,268), „Gerdes“ (#69,267), „Gerangel“ (#69,266). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gerichtlicher“ bei #69,269. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gerichtlicher is uncommon German at frequency #69,269 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈʁɪçtlɪçɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gerichtlicher, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is gerichtlicher, spelled G-E-R-I-C-H-T-L-I-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gerichtlich
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gerichtlich
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gerichtlich
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gerichtlich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gerichtlich

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list