weltliches

[ˈvɛltlɪçəs]

/[ˈvɛltlɪçəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“weltliches” is uncommon German (frequency #82,337 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,337
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-weltliches · weltliches · German

weltliches · rank #82,337 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,337
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH weitergezogen

Nearest frequency peer: weitergezogen (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “weltliches”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “weltliches” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for weltliches
PropertyValue
Headwordweltliches
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvɛltlɪçəs]
Letters10
Frequency rank#82,337
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “weltliches” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). weltliches lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

weltliches is uncommon German at frequency #82,337 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvɛltlɪçəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for weltliches, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is weltliches, spelled W-E-L-T-L-I-C-H-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weltlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weltlich
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weltlich
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination 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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "weltliches"?
"weltliches" is spelled W-E-L-T-L-I-C-H-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛltlɪçəs].
What does "weltliches" mean?
As an adjective, "weltliches" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weltlich
How do you pronounce "weltliches"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weltliches" is [ˈvɛltlɪçəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "weltliches" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list