weltlicher

[ˈvɛltlɪçɐ]

/[ˈvɛltlɪçɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“weltlicher” is uncommon German (frequency #52,582 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,582
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs weltlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-weltlicher · weltlicher · German

weltlicher · rank #52,582 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,582
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH weitergibt

Nearest frequency peer: weitergibt (-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 „weltlicher“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for weltlicher
PropertyValue
Headwordweltlicher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvɛltlɪçɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#52,582
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „weltlicher“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.weltlicherfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „weitergibt“ (#52,581), „Werkbank“ (#52,583), „weismachen“ (#52,580). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „weltlicher“ bei #52,582. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

weltlicher is uncommon German at frequency #52,582 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvɛltlɪçɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

weltlicher doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 weltlicher, spelled W-E-L-T-L-I-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs weltlich
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs weltlich
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs weltlich
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs weltlich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs weltlich

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 "weltlicher"?
"weltlicher" is spelled W-E-L-T-L-I-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛltlɪçɐ].
What does "weltlicher" mean?
As an adjective, "weltlicher" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs weltlich
How do you pronounce "weltlicher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weltlicher" is [ˈvɛltlɪçɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "weltlicher" come from?
"weltlicher" 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 "weltlicher", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

weitergibt#52,581weismachen#52,580Wienerwald#52,587Wahlsieger#52,574

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list