schwesterlich
[ˈʃvɛstɐlɪç]
The verdict
“schwesterlich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wie eine Schwester, typisch für eine Schwester, nach Art einer Schwester, einer Schwester entsprechend, eine Schwester betreffend, von einer Schwester stammend
Corpus desk
Index DE-schwesterlich · schwesterlich · German
schwesterlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | schwesterlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃvɛstɐlɪç] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schwesterlich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schwesterlich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃvɛstɐlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for schwesterlich, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is schwesterlich, spelled S-C-H-W-E-S-T-E-R-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1wie eine Schwester, typisch für eine Schwester, nach Art einer Schwester, einer Schwester entsprechend, eine Schwester betreffend, von einer Schwester stammend
- 2der Schwester gehörend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schwesterlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ella umarmte Betty als Zeichen schwesterlicher Zuneigung.
Sie gab ihrem Bruder einen schwesterlichen Rat.
This word in other languages
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.