weinerlich
[ˈvaɪ̯nɐˌlɪç]
The verdict
“weinerlich” is an uncommon German word, ranked #61,187 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #61,187
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - dazu neigen, leicht und schnell Tränen zu vergießen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | weinerlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈvaɪ̯nɐˌlɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #61,187 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “weinerlich” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for weinerlich is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvaɪ̯nɐˌlɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #61,187 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for weinerlich, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is weinerlich, spelled W-E-I-N-E-R-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1dazu neigen, leicht und schnell Tränen zu vergießen
- 2den Tränen sehr nahe und dabei viele Charakteristika des Weinens aufweisend (Stimme, Mimik)
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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.
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Using “weinerlich”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-E-I-N-E-R-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvaɪ̯nɐˌlɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.