mehlig
[ˈmeːlɪç]
The verdict
“mehlig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Eigenschaft von Kartoffeln besitzend, beim Kochen zu zerfallen
Corpus desk
Index DE-mehlig · mehlig · German
mehlig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | mehlig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈmeːlɪç] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „mehlig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
mehlig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈmeːlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
mehlig has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 mehlig, spelled M-E-H-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1die Eigenschaft von Kartoffeln besitzend, beim Kochen zu zerfallen
- 2mit Mehl bedeckt
- 3fein wie Mehl
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mehlig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ein großer Unterschied liegt im Stärkegehalt. Er bestimmt, ob eine Kartoffel mehlig, vorwiegend festkochend oder festkochend ist.“
Mit mehligen Händen und mehliger Bäckerschürze stand Jonas in der Backstube des Großvaters.
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.