sommerlich

[ˈzɔmɐlɪç]

/[ˈzɔmɐlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“sommerlich” is uncommon German (frequency #52,433 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,433
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - charakteristisch für den Sommer; dem Sommer entsprechend

Corpus desk

Index DE-sommerlich · sommerlich · German

sommerlich · rank #52,433 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,433
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sonstigem

Nearest frequency peer: sonstigem (+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 „sommerlich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sommerlich
PropertyValue
Headwordsommerlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈzɔmɐlɪç]
Letters10
Frequency rank#52,433
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „sommerlich“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „sonstigem“ (#52,434), „solidarisieren“ (#52,431), „Soundtracks“ (#52,436). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sommerlich“ bei #52,433. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sommerlich is uncommon German at frequency #52,433 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈzɔmɐlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

  1. 1
    charakteristisch für den Sommer; dem Sommer entsprechend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how sommerlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Schon jetzt kann Nottrodt sagen, dass der September 2011 einer der sommerlichsten seit langem war.“

Antonyms

frühlingshaftherbstlichwinterlich

This word in other languages

summery(English)veraniego(Español)estival(Français)

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 "sommerlich"?
"sommerlich" is spelled S-O-M-M-E-R-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɔmɐlɪç].
What does "sommerlich" mean?
As an adjective, "sommerlich" means: charakteristisch für den Sommer; dem Sommer entsprechend
How do you pronounce "sommerlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sommerlich" is [ˈzɔmɐlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sommerlich" come from?
"sommerlich" 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 "sommerlich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Spielwiese#52,445strafbaren#52,460Streitfall#52,462schreiende#52,403

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list