sommerlicher

[ˈzɔmɐlɪçɐ]

/[ˈzɔmɐlɪçɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“sommerlicher” is uncommon German (frequency #96,270 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,270
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sommerlich

Key facts for sommerlicher
PropertyValue
Headwordsommerlicher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈzɔmɐlɪçɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#96,270
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sommerlicher” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sommerlicher lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sommerlicher is uncommon German at frequency #96,270 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈzɔmɐlɪçɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

sommerlicher doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 sommerlicher, spelled S-O-M-M-E-R-L-I-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sommerlich
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sommerlich
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sommerlich
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sommerlich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sommerlich

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 "sommerlicher"?
"sommerlicher" is spelled S-O-M-M-E-R-L-I-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɔmɐlɪçɐ].
What does "sommerlicher" mean?
As an adjective, "sommerlicher" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sommerlich
How do you pronounce "sommerlicher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sommerlicher" is [ˈzɔmɐlɪçɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sommerlicher" come from?
"sommerlicher" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “sommerlicher”

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-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈzɔmɐlɪçɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list