lächerliches
[ˈlɛçɐlɪçəs]
The verdict
“lächerliches” is uncommon German (frequency #64,499 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,499
- frequency rank, German
- 30,953
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lächerlich
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lächerliches |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈlɛçɐlɪçəs] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #64,499 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lächerliches” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
lächerliches is uncommon German at frequency #64,499 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈlɛçɐlɪçəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
lächerliches has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 lächerliches, spelled L-Ä-C-H-E-R-L-I-C-H-E-S.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lächerlich
- 2Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lächerlich
- 3Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lächerlich
- 4Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lächerlich
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.
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Using “lächerliches”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-Ä-C-H-E-R-L-I-C-H-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈlɛçɐlɪçəs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.