sommerlich
[ˈzɔmɐlɪç]
The verdict
“sommerlich” is an uncommon German word, ranked #52,433 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #52,433
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - charakteristisch für den Sommer; dem Sommer entsprechend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sommerlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈzɔmɐlɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #52,433 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sommerlich” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for sommerlich is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzɔmɐlɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #52,433 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "charakteristisch für den Sommer; dem Sommer entsprechend".
Zero misspellings are on record for sommerlich in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. 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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is sommerlich, spelled S-O-M-M-E-R-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1charakteristisch für den Sommer; dem Sommer entsprechend
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “sommerlich”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-O-M-M-E-R-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.