schließlich
[ˈʃliːslɪç]
The verdict
“schließlich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. 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) - endlich, in letzter Konsequenz
Corpus desk
Index DE-schlie-lich · schließlich · German
schließlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | schließlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈʃliːslɪç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “schließlich” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
schließlich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈʃliːslɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "endlich, in letzter Konsequenz".
Zero misspellings are on record for schließlich in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 schließlich, spelled S-C-H-L-I-E-S-S-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1endlich, in letzter Konsequenz
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schließlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dazu konnte er sich schließlich doch noch durchringen.
„Nach mehreren heftigen Streitigkeiten und Wortgefechten kam es dann schließlich zu Handgreiflichkeiten.“
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