leidlich

[ˈlaɪ̯tlɪç]

/[ˈlaɪ̯tlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“leidlich” is uncommon German (frequency #60,795 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,795
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gerade noch ausreichend, akzeptabel

Corpus desk

Index DE-leidlich · leidlich · German

leidlich · rank #60,795 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,795
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Leidensdruck

Nearest frequency peer: Leidensdruck (-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 „leidlich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for leidlich
PropertyValue
Headwordleidlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈlaɪ̯tlɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,795
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „leidlich“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.leidlichfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Leidensdruck“ (#60,794), „leimen“ (#60,796), „Leichlingen“ (#60,793). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „leidlich“ bei #60,795. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

leidlich is uncommon German at frequency #60,795 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈlaɪ̯tlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gerade noch ausreichend, akzeptabel".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for leidlich, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is leidlich, spelled L-E-I-D-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    gerade noch ausreichend, akzeptabel

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „So ging es mir eine Zeitlang recht gut, ich ward leidlich bezahlt, schaffte mir manches an, und meine Verhältnisse machten mir keine Schande.“

Synonyms

mehr schlecht als rechteinigermaßen

This word in other languages

fairish(English)más o menos(Español)passable(Français)

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 "leidlich"?
"leidlich" is spelled L-E-I-D-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaɪ̯tlɪç].
What does "leidlich" mean?
As an adjective, "leidlich" means: gerade noch ausreichend, akzeptabel
How do you pronounce "leidlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leidlich" is [ˈlaɪ̯tlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leidlich" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Liegnitz#60,804Landrats#60,783Kühnheit#60,772knuddeln#60,743

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list