ängstlich
\ˈɛŋstlɪç\
The verdict
“ängstlich” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Peureux, timoré, craintif, angoissé.
Corpus desk
Index FR-angstlich · ängstlich · French
ängstlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ä" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ängstlich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈɛŋstlɪç\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
ängstlich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈɛŋstlɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Peureux, timoré, craintif, angoissé.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ängstlich, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is ängstlich, spelled Ä-N-G-S-T-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Peureux, timoré, craintif, angoissé.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ängstlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Leider fehlt vielen Menschen das Wissen über den Wolf. Viele sind dadurch ängstlich, unsicher, und das sollte man nicht belächeln.
Hunderttausende Menschen, die heute für ein freies und normales Serbien auf den Straßen sind, werden Vučić noch ängstlicher und wütender machen. Der Westen darf nicht vergessen: Ängstliche Despoten sind brandgefährlich.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.