weinerlich

[ˈvaɪ̯nɐˌlɪç]

/[ˈvaɪ̯nɐˌlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“weinerlich” is uncommon German (frequency #61,187 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,187
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dazu neigen, leicht und schnell Tränen zu vergießen

Corpus desk

Index DE-weinerlich · weinerlich · German

weinerlich · rank #61,187 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,187
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Weihnachtssti…

Nearest frequency peer: Weihnachtsstimmung (-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 „weinerlich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for weinerlich
PropertyValue
Headwordweinerlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvaɪ̯nɐˌlɪç]
Letters10
Frequency rank#61,187
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „weinerlich“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.weinerlichfällt 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: „Weihnachtsstimmung“ (#61,186), „Weingüter“ (#61,188), „Weihnachtskarte“ (#61,185). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „weinerlich“ bei #61,187. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

weinerlich is uncommon German at frequency #61,187 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvaɪ̯nɐˌlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    dazu neigen, leicht und schnell Tränen zu vergießen
  2. 2
    den Tränen sehr nahe und dabei viele Charakteristika des Weinens aufweisend (Stimme, Mimik)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er war schon immer ein weinerliches Kind.
  2. Er klagte mit weinerlicher Stimme sein Leid.

Synonyms

verweichlichtwehleidigempfindlichemotionalnah am Wasser gebautklagendjammerndtraurigwehleidigkummervollgramgebeugtschwermütig

Antonyms

emotionsloshartkaltungerührterfreutlachendfreudig

This word in other languages

weepy(English)

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 "weinerlich"?
"weinerlich" is spelled W-E-I-N-E-R-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaɪ̯nɐˌlɪç].
What does "weinerlich" mean?
As an adjective, "weinerlich" means: dazu neigen, leicht und schnell Tränen zu vergießen
How do you pronounce "weinerlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weinerlich" is [ˈvaɪ̯nɐˌlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Warnstreik#61,179Wandlungen#61,178Wildbienen#61,199voreiligen#61,170

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list