hässlich
\ˈhɛs.lɪç\
The verdict
“hässlich” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vilain, haïssable.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hasslich · hässlich · French
hässlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | hässlich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈhɛs.lɪç\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
hässlich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈhɛs.lɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
hässlich has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 hässlich, spelled H-Ä-S-S-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Vilain, haïssable.
- 2Laid.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hässlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sei nicht immer so hässlich zu deiner Schwester!
Zieh bloß dieses hässliche Kleid aus!
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.