persönlich

\pɛrˈzøːnlɪç\

/\pɛrˈzøːnlɪç\/ adj

The verdict

“persönlich” 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) - Personnel, qui caractérise une personne, un individu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-personlich · persönlich · French

persönlich · 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 "P" 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.

Key facts for persönlich
PropertyValue
Headwordpersönlich
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pɛrˈzøːnlɪç\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « persönlich » en français

persönlichn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

persönlich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pɛrˈzøːnlɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for persönlich in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is persönlich, spelled P-E-R-S-Ö-N-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personnel, qui caractérise une personne, un individu.
  2. 2
    Personnel, qui se produit entre deux personnes.
  3. 3
    Personnel, qui est dirigé contre une personne, un individu.
  4. 4
    Personnel, qui est mis à disposition à une personne.
  5. 5
    Personnel, qui appartient à une personne, qui est créé par une personne.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how persönlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Am Freitag, dem 13. Oktober, begibt sich Mitterrand ins von Sprengstoffanschlägen und Autobomben erschütterte Bogotá. Er bietet dem kolumbianischen Präsidenten Virgilio Barco sowohl seine persönliche Hilfe als auch die Unterstützung Frankreichs und der Europäischen Gemeinschaft beim Kreuzzug gegen den Drogenhandel an.
  2. Povlsen und seine Ehefrau Anne Holch Povlsen erlebten im Jahr 2019 einen schlimmen persönlichen Schicksalsschlag. Wie unter anderem die BBC berichtete, verloren die Eltern drei ihrer vier Kinder bei einem Terroranschlag in Sri Lanka.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "persönlich"?
"persönlich" is spelled P-E-R-S-Ö-N-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \pɛrˈzøːnlɪç\.
What does "persönlich" mean?
As an adjective, "persönlich" means: Personnel, qui caractérise une personne, un individu.
How do you pronounce "persönlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "persönlich" is \pɛrˈzøːnlɪç\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "persönlich" come from?
"persönlich" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list