sprichwörtlichen

[ˈʃpʁɪçˌvœʁtlɪçn̩]

/[ˈʃpʁɪçˌvœʁtlɪçn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“sprichwörtlichen” is uncommon German (frequency #59,202 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,202
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

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

Key facts for sprichwörtlichen
PropertyValue
Headwordsprichwörtlichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃpʁɪçˌvœʁtlɪçn̩]
Letters16
Frequency rank#59,202
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sprichwörtlichen” 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). sprichwörtlichen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sprichwörtlichen is uncommon German at frequency #59,202 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃpʁɪçˌvœʁtlɪçn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

sprichwörtlichen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is sprichwörtlichen, spelled S-P-R-I-C-H-W-Ö-R-T-L-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sprichwörtlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sprichwörtlich
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sprichwörtlich
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sprichwörtlich
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sprichwörtlich
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sprichwörtlich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sprichwörtlich
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sprichwörtlich
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sprichwörtlich
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sprichwörtlich
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sprichwörtlich
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sprichwörtlich

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 "sprichwörtlichen"?
"sprichwörtlichen" is spelled S-P-R-I-C-H-W-Ö-R-T-L-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpʁɪçˌvœʁtlɪçn̩].
What does "sprichwörtlichen" mean?
As an adjective, "sprichwörtlichen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sprichwörtlich
How do you pronounce "sprichwörtlichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sprichwörtlichen" is [ˈʃpʁɪçˌvœʁtlɪçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sprichwörtlichen" come from?
"sprichwörtlichen" 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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Using “sprichwörtlichen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-P-R-I-C-H-W-Ö-R-T-L-I-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃpʁɪçˌvœʁtlɪçn̩] (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