quirlige

[ˈkvɪʁlɪɡə]

/[ˈkvɪʁlɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“quirlige” is uncommon German (frequency #89,450 among 3,618 “Q” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,450
frequency rank, German
3,618
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs quirlig

Key facts for quirlige
PropertyValue
Headwordquirlige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkvɪʁlɪɡə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#89,450
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “quirlige” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). quirlige lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quirlige is uncommon German at frequency #89,450 among 3,618 “Q” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkvɪʁlɪɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for quirlige in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is quirlige, spelled Q-U-I-R-L-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs quirlig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs quirlig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs quirlig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs quirlig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs quirlig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs quirlig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs quirlig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs quirlig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs quirlig

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 "quirlige"?
"quirlige" is spelled Q-U-I-R-L-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkvɪʁlɪɡə].
What does "quirlige" mean?
As an adjective, "quirlige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs quirlig
How do you pronounce "quirlige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quirlige" is [ˈkvɪʁlɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quirlige" come from?
"quirlige" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “quirlige”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Q-U-I-R-L-I-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkvɪʁlɪɡə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list