merklich
\ˈmɛʁklɪç\
The verdict
“merklich” 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) - Sensible, perceptible, considérable.
Corpus desk
Index FR-merklich · merklich · French
merklich · 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 "M" 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 | merklich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈmɛʁklɪç\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « merklich » en français
Rare enough to double-check
merklich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈmɛʁklɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sensible, perceptible, considérable.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for merklich in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 merklich, spelled M-E-R-K-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Sensible, perceptible, considérable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how merklich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Dienstwagen ist hierzulande eine heilige Kuh. (...) Es soll Angestellte geben, die bereit sind, merklich auf Gehalt zu verzichten, wenn sie dafür ein dickeres Auto vor die Tür gestellt bekommen.
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.