vorsintflutlich
[ˈfoːɐ̯zɪntˌfluːtlɪç]
The verdict
“vorsintflutlich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - prähistorisch, aus längst vergangener Zeit
Corpus desk
Index DE-vorsintflutlich · vorsintflutlich · German
vorsintflutlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vorsintflutlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯zɪntˌfluːtlɪç] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „vorsintflutlich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
vorsintflutlich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯zɪntˌfluːtlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for vorsintflutlich in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 vorsintflutlich, spelled V-O-R-S-I-N-T-F-L-U-T-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1prähistorisch, aus längst vergangener Zeit
- 2sehr altmodisch, nicht modern, völlig überholt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vorsintflutlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Museum kann man Mammuts, Wollnashörner und andere vorsintflutliche Tiere betrachten.
Seine Ansichten kann man nur vorsintflutlich nennen.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.