gemütlich
\ɡəˈmyːtlɪç\
The verdict
“gemütlich” 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) - Agréable, confortable, convivial, accueillant. Qualifie un lieu, une maison, un restaurant, une fête, une ambiance, une personne.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gemutlich · gemütlich · French
gemütlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gemütlich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɡəˈmyːtlɪç\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
gemütlich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡəˈmyːtlɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Agréable, confortable, convivial, accueillant. Qualifie un lieu, une maison, un restaurant, une fête, une ambiance, une personne.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gemütlich, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is gemütlich, spelled G-E-M-Ü-T-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Agréable, confortable, convivial, accueillant. Qualifie un lieu, une maison, un restaurant, une fête, une ambiance, une personne.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gemütlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dieses Fest ist gemütlich.
Wir suchen einen gemütlichen Ort in Deutschland, an dem wir unseren Urlaub machen können.
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.