leidenschaftlich
\ˈlaɪ̯dn̩ʃaftlɪç\
The verdict
“leidenschaftlich” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ardent, passionné (qualifie une personne).
Corpus desk
Index FR-leidenschaftlich · leidenschaftlich · French
leidenschaftlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | leidenschaftlich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈlaɪ̯dn̩ʃaftlɪç\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
leidenschaftlich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈlaɪ̯dn̩ʃaftlɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for leidenschaftlich in our index, 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.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 leidenschaftlich, spelled L-E-I-D-E-N-S-C-H-A-F-T-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Ardent, passionné (qualifie une personne).
- 2Passionné (qualifie une activité).
- 3Fanatique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how leidenschaftlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Man hatte Pater Paneloux gebeten, bei diesem Anlass das Wort zu ergreifen. (...) Hitzig und leidenschaftlich, wie er war, hatte er den Auftrag, mit dem man ihn betraute, entschlossen angenommen.
Es geht (...) vielen Paaren irgendwann so: Aus leidenschaftlichen Zungenküssen werden gehauchte Abschieds- und Begrüßungsküsschen oder zärtliche Küsse auf die Stirn.
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.