herbstlich

[ˈhɛʁpstlɪç]

/[ˈhɛʁpstlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“herbstlich” is uncommon German (frequency #63,410 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,410
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - charakteristisch für den Herbst; dem Herbst entsprechend

Corpus desk

Index DE-herbstlich · herbstlich · German

herbstlich · rank #63,410 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,410
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hergegeben

Nearest frequency peer: hergegeben (+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 „herbstlich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for herbstlich
PropertyValue
Headwordherbstlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhɛʁpstlɪç]
Letters10
Frequency rank#63,410
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „herbstlich“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hergegeben“ (#63,411), „herkam“ (#63,412), „hellblaue“ (#63,406). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „herbstlich“ bei #63,410. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

herbstlich is uncommon German at frequency #63,410 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhɛʁpstlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "charakteristisch für den Herbst; dem Herbst entsprechend".

herbstlich doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is herbstlich, spelled H-E-R-B-S-T-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    charakteristisch für den Herbst; dem Herbst entsprechend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Laternelaufen ist ein herbstlicher Brauch, bei dem Kinder nach Einbrechen der Dunkelheit singend mit einer Laterne von Haus zu Haus ziehen oder an einem Laternenumzug durch die Straßen teilnehmen.“

Synonyms

autumnal

Antonyms

frühlingshaftsommerlichwinterlich

This word in other languages

autumnal(English)otoñal(Español)automnal(Français)

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 "herbstlich"?
"herbstlich" is spelled H-E-R-B-S-T-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛʁpstlɪç].
What does "herbstlich" mean?
As an adjective, "herbstlich" means: charakteristisch für den Herbst; dem Herbst entsprechend
How do you pronounce "herbstlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "herbstlich" is [ˈhɛʁpstlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "herbstlich" come from?
"herbstlich" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hergegeben#63,411himmelblau#63,415hormonelle#63,425glitzernde#63,375

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list