leserlich

[ˈleːzɐlɪç]

/[ˈleːzɐlɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“leserlich” is uncommon German (frequency #97,310 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,310
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (vom Schriftbild her) einfach oder angenehm zu lesen

Corpus desk

Index DE-leserlich · leserlich · German

leserlich · rank #97,310 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,310
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH lenkst

Nearest frequency peer: lenkst (-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 „leserlich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for leserlich
PropertyValue
Headwordleserlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈleːzɐlɪç]
Letters9
Frequency rank#97,310
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „leserlich“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „lenkst“ (#97,309), „Leticia“ (#97,311), „Leitsystem“ (#97,307). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „leserlich“ bei #97,310. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

leserlich is uncommon German at frequency #97,310 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈleːzɐlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(vom Schriftbild her) einfach oder angenehm zu lesen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for leserlich in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is leserlich, spelled L-E-S-E-R-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    (vom Schriftbild her) einfach oder angenehm zu lesen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Deine Handschrift ist leserlich.
  2. „«Können Sie meine Handschrift lesen?» «Ja, Genosse Bauer, alles leserlich», sagte Jalkotzy.“

Antonyms

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); 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 "leserlich"?
"leserlich" is spelled L-E-S-E-R-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈleːzɐlɪç].
What does "leserlich" mean?
As an adjective, "leserlich" means: (vom Schriftbild her) einfach oder angenehm zu lesen
How do you pronounce "leserlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leserlich" is [ˈleːzɐlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leserlich" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "leserlich", 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