zärtlicher

[ˈt͡sɛːɐ̯tlɪçɐ]

/[ˈt͡sɛːɐ̯tlɪçɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“zärtlicher” is uncommon German (frequency #82,412 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,412
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-zartlicher · zärtlicher · German

zärtlicher · rank #82,412 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,412
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zähnchen

Nearest frequency peer: Zähnchen (-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 „zärtlicher“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zärtlicher
PropertyValue
Headwordzärtlicher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡sɛːɐ̯tlɪçɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#82,412
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zärtlicher“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.zärtlicherfällt 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: „Zähnchen“ (#82,411), „Zündkerzen“ (#82,413), „zwischenstaatliche“ (#82,410). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zärtlicher“ bei #82,412. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zärtlicher is uncommon German at frequency #82,412 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡sɛːɐ̯tlɪçɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

zärtlicher doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is zärtlicher, spelled Z-Ä-R-T-L-I-C-H-E-R.

Definition

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

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

Same letter count

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

Zündkerzen#82,413Zwiefalten#82,409überführte#82,418Überlasten#82,420

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list