jämmerlich
\ˈjɛ.mɐ.lɪç\
The verdict
“jämmerlich” 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) - Lamentable, pitoyable.
Corpus desk
Index FR-jammerlich · jämmerlich · French
jämmerlich · 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 "J" 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 | jämmerlich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈjɛ.mɐ.lɪç\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
jämmerlich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈjɛ.mɐ.lɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lamentable, pitoyable.".
jämmerlich doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 jämmerlich, spelled J-Ä-M-M-E-R-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Lamentable, pitoyable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how jämmerlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Grauen ist vorbei, jedenfalls in Balaklia. Die Russen sind vor dem ukrainischen Gegenangriff geflohen, auf jämmerliche Art.
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.