klanglich

[ˈklaŋlɪç]

/[ˈklaŋlɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“klanglich” is uncommon German (frequency #58,013 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,013
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Bezug auf den (musikalischen) Klang

Corpus desk

Index DE-klanglich · klanglich · German

klanglich · rank #58,013 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,013
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kindlicher

Nearest frequency peer: kindlicher (-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 „klanglich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for klanglich
PropertyValue
Headwordklanglich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈklaŋlɪç]
Letters9
Frequency rank#58,013
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „klanglich“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kindlicher“ (#58,012), „klimatisch“ (#58,014), „Kindertagen“ (#58,011). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „klanglich“ bei #58,013. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

klanglich is uncommon German at frequency #58,013 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈklaŋlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in Bezug auf den (musikalischen) Klang".

klanglich doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is klanglich, spelled K-L-A-N-G-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    in Bezug auf den (musikalischen) Klang

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die zweite Oboe fungiert folgerichtig als klangliche Verstärkung der ersten in Tuttipassagen (unisono oder oktavierend) oder wird durch das Unisono der ersten Klarinette im homophonen Harmoniesatz klanglich gemildert.“
  2. „Der dramaturgische Plan beginnt mit einer klanglich besonders gekennzeichneten Einleitung.“

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 "klanglich"?
"klanglich" is spelled K-L-A-N-G-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklaŋlɪç].
What does "klanglich" mean?
As an adjective, "klanglich" means: in Bezug auf den (musikalischen) Klang
How do you pronounce "klanglich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "klanglich" is [ˈklaŋlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "klanglich" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list