sublime

[zuˈbliːmə]

/[zuˈbliːmə]/ adj

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The verdict

“sublime” is uncommon German (frequency #96,333 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,333
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sublim

Corpus desk

Index DE-sublime · sublime · German

sublime · rank #96,333 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,333
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH störender

Nearest frequency peer: störender (-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 „sublime“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sublime
PropertyValue
Headwordsublime
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[zuˈbliːmə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#96,333
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „sublime“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).sublimefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „störender“ (#96,332), „Supergau“ (#96,335), „Stuarts“ (#96,330). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sublime“ bei #96,333. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sublime is uncommon German at frequency #96,333 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [zuˈbliːmə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sublime, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is sublime, spelled S-U-B-L-I-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sublim
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sublim
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sublim
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sublim
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sublim
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sublim
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sublim
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sublim
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sublim

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 "sublime"?
"sublime" is spelled S-U-B-L-I-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [zuˈbliːmə].
What does "sublime" mean?
As an adjective, "sublime" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sublim
How do you pronounce "sublime"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sublime" is [zuˈbliːmə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sublime" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sublime", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Stuarts#96,330Storkow#96,320Spartas#96,281Tritium#96,386

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list