redselig
[ˈʁeːtˌzeːlɪç]
The verdict
“redselig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - viel und gerne redend
Corpus desk
Index DE-redselig · redselig · German
redselig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | redselig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʁeːtˌzeːlɪç] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „redselig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
redselig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʁeːtˌzeːlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "viel und gerne redend".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for redselig, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is redselig, spelled R-E-D-S-E-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1viel und gerne redend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how redselig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Anwalt ist redselig: Hätte der Kunde Plutonium zu verkaufen, würde er statt dessen Dubai vorschlagen, wo er über diskrete und effiziente Gesprächspartner verfügt.“
Synonyms
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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.