letztendlich
\lɛt͡stˈʔɛntlɪç\
The verdict
“letztendlich” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Finalement, après tout.
Corpus desk
Index FR-letztendlich · letztendlich · French
letztendlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | letztendlich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \lɛt͡stˈʔɛntlɪç\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
letztendlich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \lɛt͡stˈʔɛntlɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Finalement, après tout.".
letztendlich doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is letztendlich, spelled L-E-T-Z-T-E-N-D-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Finalement, après tout.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how letztendlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Gefangene musste mehrere Monate an den Gitterstäben feilen, letztendlich gelang ihm aber die Flucht.
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.