Gerlich

[ˈɡeːɐ̯lɪç]

/[ˈɡeːɐ̯lɪç]/ name

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The verdict

“Gerlich” is uncommon German (frequency #98,490 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,490
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weiblicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-gerlich · Gerlich · German

Gerlich · rank #98,490 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,490
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gerte

Nearest frequency peer: Gerte (+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 „Gerlich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gerlich
PropertyValue
HeadwordGerlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈɡeːɐ̯lɪç]
Letters7
Frequency rank#98,490
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gerlich“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Gerlichfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gerte“ (#98,491), „Geruchsbelästigung“ (#98,492), „Gesamthochschule“ (#98,493). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gerlich“ bei #98,490. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gerlich is uncommon German at frequency #98,490 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈɡeːɐ̯lɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weiblicher Vorname".

Gerlich doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 Gerlich, spelled G-E-R-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiblicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Neuerdings hat Gerlich einen schwarzen Kater, der auf ihrem Dachboden Mäuse fängt.

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 "Gerlich"?
"Gerlich" is spelled G-E-R-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡeːɐ̯lɪç].
What does "Gerlich" mean?
As a proper noun, "Gerlich" means: weiblicher Vorname
How do you pronounce "Gerlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gerlich" is [ˈɡeːɐ̯lɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gerlich" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gekarrt#98,475getönte#98,510geborgt#98,459gebongt#98,458

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list