lässlich

[ˈlɛslɪç]

/[ˈlɛslɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“lässlich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leicht zu verzeihen

Corpus desk

Index DE-lasslich · lässlich · German

lässlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" 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 lässlich
PropertyValue
Headwordlässlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈlɛslɪç]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „lässlich“ im Deutschen

lässlichschafft 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

lässlich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈlɛslɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for lässlich, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is lässlich, spelled L-Ä-S-S-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    leicht zu verzeihen
  2. 2
    wenig bedeutsam

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Eine lässliche Sünde erfordert nur eine geringe Buße.
  2. Ihm ist nur ein lässliches Versehen unterlaufen.

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 "lässlich"?
"lässlich" is spelled L-Ä-S-S-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɛslɪç].
What does "lässlich" mean?
As an adjective, "lässlich" means: leicht zu verzeihen
How do you pronounce "lässlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lässlich" is [ˈlɛslɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lässlich" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list