gefährlich

\ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯lɪç\

/\ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯lɪç\/ adj

The verdict

“gefährlich” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dangereux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gefahrlich · gefährlich · French

gefährlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" 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.

Key facts for gefährlich
PropertyValue
Headwordgefährlich
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯lɪç\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « gefährlich » en français

gefährlichreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gefährlich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯lɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dangereux.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gefährlich, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is gefährlich, spelled G-E-F-Ä-H-R-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dangereux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how gefährlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Lange kann Apis seine Untat allerdings nicht genießen. Als gefährlicher Mitwisser wird er am 24. Juni 1917 nach einem Kriegsgerichtsverfahren von serbischen Truppen exekutiert.
  2. Jeglicher Kontakt mit Ausländern ist verboten, denn sie werden verdächtigt, in Form von Büchern, Schallplatten oder sogar Bekleidung den gefährlichen westlichen Virus einzuschleusen und gleichzeitig Texte von Dissidenten außer Landes zu bringen.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gefährlich"?
"gefährlich" is spelled G-E-F-Ä-H-R-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯lɪç\.
What does "gefährlich" mean?
As an adjective, "gefährlich" means: Dangereux.
How do you pronounce "gefährlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gefährlich" is \ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯lɪç\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gefährlich" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list