im Wesentlichen

[ɪm ˈveːzn̩tlɪçn̩]

/[ɪm ˈveːzn̩tlɪçn̩]/ phrase

The verdict

“im Wesentlichen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im Großen und Ganzen, ohne Details zu berücksichtigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-im-wesentlichen · im Wesentlichen · German

im Wesentlichen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for im Wesentlichen
PropertyValue
Headwordim Wesentlichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ɪm ˈveːzn̩tlɪçn̩]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „im Wesentlichen“ im Deutschen

im Wesentlichenschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

im Wesentlichen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ɪm ˈveːzn̩tlɪçn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "im Großen und Ganzen, ohne Details zu berücksichtigen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for im Wesentlichen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 im Wesentlichen, spelled I-M- -W-E-S-E-N-T-L-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    im Großen und Ganzen, ohne Details zu berücksichtigen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Damit ist das Problem im Wesentlichen gelöst.
  2. „Die Geologie ist demnach eine beschreibend-erklärende, im wesentlichen jedoch eine historische Wissenschaft, die folgendermaßen gegliedert werden kann: 1) allgemeine oder dynamische Geologie […] 2) Tektonik […] 3) historische Geologie […] 4) Paläogeographie […] 5) Paläoklimatologie […].“

Synonyms

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "im Wesentlichen"?
"im Wesentlichen" is spelled I-M- -W-E-S-E-N-T-L-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪm ˈveːzn̩tlɪçn̩].
What does "im Wesentlichen" mean?
As a phrase, "im Wesentlichen" means: im Großen und Ganzen, ohne Details zu berücksichtigen
How do you pronounce "im Wesentlichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "im Wesentlichen" is [ɪm ˈveːzn̩tlɪçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "im Wesentlichen" come from?
"im Wesentlichen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list