gütlich

[ˈɡyːtlɪç]

/[ˈɡyːtlɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“gütlich” is uncommon German (frequency #76,865 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,865
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne Streit, sich einigend

Corpus desk

Index DE-gutlich · gütlich · German

gütlich · rank #76,865 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,865
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH György

Nearest frequency peer: György (-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 „gütlich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gütlich
PropertyValue
Headwordgütlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɡyːtlɪç]
Letters7
Frequency rank#76,865
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gütlich“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „György“ (#76,864), „Haares“ (#76,866), „Gurus“ (#76,863). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gütlich“ bei #76,865. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gütlich is uncommon German at frequency #76,865 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡyːtlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne Streit, sich einigend".

No generated misspelling entries exist for gütlich in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is gütlich, spelled G-Ü-T-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne Streit, sich einigend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der vorsitzende Richter am Landgericht München warb in der Verhandlung für eine gütliche Einigung.
  2. Nach nur einer Stunde Verhandlung im Zivilprozess vor dem Landgericht Nürnberg-Fürth gab der Richter überraschend bekannt, dass sich die Parteien um eine gütliche Einigung bemühen wollen.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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); 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 "gütlich"?
"gütlich" is spelled G-Ü-T-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡyːtlɪç].
What does "gütlich" mean?
As an adjective, "gütlich" means: ohne Streit, sich einigend
How do you pronounce "gütlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gütlich" is [ˈɡyːtlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list