weidlich

[ˈvaɪ̯tlɪç]

/[ˈvaɪ̯tlɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“weidlich” is uncommon German (frequency #68,877 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,877
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in sehr hohem Ausmaß

Corpus desk

Index DE-weidlich · weidlich · German

weidlich · rank #68,877 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,877
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Weichteile

Nearest frequency peer: Weichteile (-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 „weidlich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for weidlich
PropertyValue
Headwordweidlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvaɪ̯tlɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#68,877
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „weidlich“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Weichteile“ (#68,876), „Weinglas“ (#68,878), „weapon“ (#68,874). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „weidlich“ bei #68,877. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

weidlich is uncommon German at frequency #68,877 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvaɪ̯tlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in sehr hohem Ausmaß".

weidlich doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 weidlich, spelled W-E-I-D-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    in sehr hohem Ausmaß

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Während des Hochzeitsfestes wurde weidlich getrunken.
  2. Der Dieb ist mit einer weidlichen Tracht Prügel gut davongekommen.

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); 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 "weidlich"?
"weidlich" is spelled W-E-I-D-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaɪ̯tlɪç].
What does "weidlich" mean?
As an adjective, "weidlich" means: in sehr hohem Ausmaß
How do you pronounce "weidlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weidlich" is [ˈvaɪ̯tlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "weidlich" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list