schicklich
[ˈʃɪklɪç]
The verdict
“schicklich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den Sitten, Normen, Konventionen einer Gesellschaft entsprechend
Corpus desk
Index DE-schicklich · schicklich · German
schicklich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | schicklich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃɪklɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schicklich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schicklich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃɪklɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for schicklich in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is schicklich, spelled S-C-H-I-C-K-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1den Sitten, Normen, Konventionen einer Gesellschaft entsprechend
- 2einem Zweck / einer Bestimmung entsprechend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schicklich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dieses Kleid, was du da trägst, ist nicht schicklich genug für den Abend: Du musst deine Brüste nicht so herzeigen!“
Es ist keineswegs schicklich, als Herr in geschlossenen Räumen seinen Hut aufzubehalten.
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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.