pfleglich
[ˈp͡fleːklɪç]
The verdict
“pfleglich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sorgfältig, ordentlich, den Erfordernissen reichlich entsprechend
Corpus desk
Index DE-pfleglich · pfleglich · German
pfleglich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | pfleglich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈp͡fleːklɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „pfleglich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
pfleglich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈp͡fleːklɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sorgfältig, ordentlich, den Erfordernissen reichlich entsprechend".
No generated misspelling entries exist for pfleglich in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is pfleglich, spelled P-F-L-E-G-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1sorgfältig, ordentlich, den Erfordernissen reichlich entsprechend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pfleglich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
So erkannte ihn das Gericht schuldig des todeswürdigen Verbrechens, Umsturzliteratur mit dem Staubwedel pfleglich behandelt zu haben, anstatt sie, wie pflichtgemäß, dem Feuer zu überliefern.
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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.