lethargisch
[leˈtaʁɡɪʃ]
The verdict
“lethargisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schwerfällig
Corpus desk
Index DE-lethargisch · lethargisch · German
lethargisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lethargisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [leˈtaʁɡɪʃ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „lethargisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
lethargisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [leˈtaʁɡɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schwerfällig".
lethargisch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is lethargisch, spelled L-E-T-H-A-R-G-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1schwerfällig
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lethargisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er ist seit Wochen so lethargisch und lässt sich zu nichts bewegen.
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.