versöhnlich

[fɛɐ̯ˈzøːnlɪç]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈzøːnlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“versöhnlich” is uncommon German (frequency #66,836 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,836
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zur Versöhnung bereit, als Person

Corpus desk

Index DE-versohnlich · versöhnlich · German

versöhnlich · rank #66,836 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,836
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verstreute

Nearest frequency peer: verstreute (-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 „versöhnlich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for versöhnlich
PropertyValue
Headwordversöhnlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈzøːnlɪç]
Letters11
Frequency rank#66,836
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „versöhnlich“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verstreute“ (#66,835), „Verteuerung“ (#66,837), „versiegt“ (#66,834). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „versöhnlich“ bei #66,836. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

versöhnlich is uncommon German at frequency #66,836 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈzøːnlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for versöhnlich in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is versöhnlich, spelled V-E-R-S-Ö-H-N-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    zur Versöhnung bereit, als Person
  2. 2
    positiv erscheinend, als Ereignis, Tatsache

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Neben der Kritik kamen am Donnerstag aber auch versöhnlichere Signale aus Moskau.
  2. Lincolns Inaugurationsrede war gemäßigt und versöhnlich.

Synonyms

konziliantkompromissbereiterfreulichhoffnungsvolltröstlich

Antonyms

gefühlskaltnachtragendsturunversöhnlichhoffnungslosunerfreulichuntröstlich

This word in other languages

conciliatory(English)conciliador(Español)conciliant(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 "versöhnlich"?
"versöhnlich" is spelled V-E-R-S-Ö-H-N-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈzøːnlɪç].
What does "versöhnlich" mean?
As an adjective, "versöhnlich" means: zur Versöhnung bereit, als Person
How do you pronounce "versöhnlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "versöhnlich" is [fɛɐ̯ˈzøːnlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "versöhnlich" come from?
"versöhnlich" 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 "versöhnlich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Verteuerung#66,837Vollzeitjob#66,846vergebliche#66,821Wahlkreises#66,856

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list