schrecklichste

[ˈʃʁɛklɪçstə]

/[ˈʃʁɛklɪçstə]/ adj

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The verdict

“schrecklichste” is uncommon German (frequency #79,697 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,697
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schrecklich

Corpus desk

Index DE-schrecklichste · schrecklichste · German

schrecklichste · rank #79,697 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,697
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schockierte

Nearest frequency peer: schockierte (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „schrecklichste“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „schrecklichste“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schrecklichste
PropertyValue
Headwordschrecklichste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃʁɛklɪçstə]
Letters14
Frequency rank#79,697
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schrecklichste“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).schrecklichstefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schockierte“ (#79,696), „Schreine“ (#79,698), „Schnäppchenjäger“ (#79,695). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schrecklichste“ bei #79,697. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schrecklichste is uncommon German at frequency #79,697 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃʁɛklɪçstə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

schrecklichste doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is schrecklichste, spelled S-C-H-R-E-C-K-L-I-C-H-S-T-E.

Definition

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

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 "schrecklichste"?
"schrecklichste" is spelled S-C-H-R-E-C-K-L-I-C-H-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʁɛklɪçstə].
What does "schrecklichste" mean?
As an adjective, "schrecklichste" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schrecklich
How do you pronounce "schrecklichste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schrecklichste" is [ˈʃʁɛklɪçstə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schrecklichste" come from?
"schrecklichste" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "schrecklichste", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list