zierlichen

[ˈt͡siːɐ̯lɪçn̩]

/[ˈt͡siːɐ̯lɪçn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“zierlichen” is uncommon German (frequency #62,124 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,124
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-zierlichen · zierlichen · German

zierlichen · rank #62,124 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,124
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zertrümmern

Nearest frequency peer: zertrümmern (-2 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 „zierlichen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zierlichen
PropertyValue
Headwordzierlichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡siːɐ̯lɪçn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#62,124
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zierlichen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).zierlichenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zertrümmern“ (#62,122), „Zollamt“ (#62,126), „zertreten“ (#62,121). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zierlichen“ bei #62,124. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zierlichen is uncommon German at frequency #62,124 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡siːɐ̯lɪçn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for zierlichen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is zierlichen, spelled Z-I-E-R-L-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zierlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zierlich
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zierlich
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zierlich
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zierlich
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zierlich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zierlich
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zierlich
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zierlich
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zierlich
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zierlich
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zierlich

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

Same letter count

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

überlappen#62,141wohltuende#62,107wetteifern#62,096abwesenden#62,154

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list