löslich

[ˈløːslɪç]

/[ˈløːslɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“löslich” is uncommon German (frequency #50,690 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,690
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der Lage, sich in einer Flüssigkeit in einzelnen Molekülen zu verteilen

Corpus desk

Index DE-loslich · löslich · German

löslich · rank #50,690 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,690
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Löwenstein

Nearest frequency peer: Löwenstein (+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 „löslich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for löslich
PropertyValue
Headwordlöslich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈløːslɪç]
Letters7
Frequency rank#50,690
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „löslich“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).löslichfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Löwenstein“ (#50,691), „lyrisch“ (#50,688), „Lüdinghausen“ (#50,692). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „löslich“ bei #50,690. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

löslich is uncommon German at frequency #50,690 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈløːslɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der Lage, sich in einer Flüssigkeit in einzelnen Molekülen zu verteilen".

Zero misspellings are on record for löslich in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is löslich, spelled L-Ö-S-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    in der Lage, sich in einer Flüssigkeit in einzelnen Molekülen zu verteilen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Allerdings sind diese Gerbstoffe schwer löslich – wird der Tee zu heiß aufgegossen, verlieren sie ihre Wirkung.“

Synonyms

solubel

Antonyms

unlöslich

This word in other languages

soluble(English)soluble(Español)soluble(Français)solúvel(Português)

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 "löslich"?
"löslich" is spelled L-Ö-S-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈløːslɪç].
What does "löslich" mean?
As an adjective, "löslich" means: in der Lage, sich in einer Flüssigkeit in einzelnen Molekülen zu verteilen
How do you pronounce "löslich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "löslich" is [ˈløːslɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "löslich" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lyrisch#50,688Loreley#50,683lobende#50,682Libelle#50,673

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list