possierlich
[pɔˈsiːɐ̯lɪç]
The verdict
“possierlich” 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) - meist in Bezug auf Kleintiere: durch Bewegungen oder Verhaltensweisen putzig, niedlich und drollig wirkend
Corpus desk
Index DE-possierlich · possierlich · German
possierlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | possierlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [pɔˈsiːɐ̯lɪç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „possierlich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
possierlich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pɔˈsiːɐ̯lɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "meist in Bezug auf Kleintiere: durch Bewegungen oder Verhaltensweisen putzig, niedlich und drollig wirkend".
Zero misspellings are on record for possierlich in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is possierlich, spelled P-O-S-S-I-E-R-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1meist in Bezug auf Kleintiere: durch Bewegungen oder Verhaltensweisen putzig, niedlich und drollig wirkend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how possierlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dein kleines Kaninchen ist wirklich sehr possierlich.
Antonyms
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.