herrlich

/[ˈhɛʁlɪç]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,184

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

herrlich is anGermanadj. It means: besonders erfreulich, die Erwartungen übertreffend, wunderschön; so gut, schön oder auf andere Art positiv, dass sich kaum etwas Besseres, Schöneres oder sonst Positiveres vorstellen lässt Pronounced [ˈhɛʁlɪç]. It ranks #5,184 in German word frequency. Often confused with herzlich and herrliche.

Key facts for herrlich
PropertyValue
Headwordherrlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈhɛʁlɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,184
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of herrlich in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for herrlich is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhɛʁlɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,184 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for herrlich, with forms such as "herlrich", "herrilch", and "herrlcih". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "herzlich", "herrliche", "herzliche", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is herrlich, spelled H-E-R-R-L-I-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    besonders erfreulich, die Erwartungen übertreffend, wunderschön; so gut, schön oder auf andere Art positiv, dass sich kaum etwas Besseres, Schöneres oder sonst Positiveres vorstellen lässt
  2. 2
    sehr, überaus

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: herlrich,herrilch,herrlcih,herrlicch,herrlichh,herrlihc,herrllich,hherrlich,hrerlich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for herrlich

Misspelling Variants of "herrlich"

herlrich8herrilch8herrlcih8herrlicch9herrlichh9herrlihc8herrllich9hherrlich9
Misspelling Variants of "herrlich"

Frequency rank: #5,184 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "herrlich"?
"herrlich" is spelled H-E-R-R-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛʁlɪç].
What does "herrlich" mean?
As an adj, "herrlich" means: besonders erfreulich, die Erwartungen übertreffend, wunderschön; so gut, schön oder auf andere Art positiv, dass sich kaum etwas Besseres, Schöneres oder sonst Positiveres vorstellen lässt
What words are commonly confused with "herrlich"?
"herrlich" is commonly confused with "herzlich", "herrliche", "herzliche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "herrlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "herrlich" is [ˈhɛʁlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "herrlich" come from?
"herrlich" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.