schrecklich
\ˈʃʁɛklɪç\
The verdict
“schrecklich” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Terrible, affreux, affreuse.
Corpus desk
Index FR-schrecklich · schrecklich · French
schrecklich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | schrecklich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈʃʁɛklɪç\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « schrecklich » en français
Rare enough to double-check
schrecklich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈʃʁɛklɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Terrible, affreux, affreuse.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for schrecklich, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is schrecklich, spelled S-C-H-R-E-C-K-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Terrible, affreux, affreuse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schrecklich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Detlef hat schreckliche Flugangst, weswegen er sich vor jedem Start und nach jeder Landung dreimal bekreuzigt.
Sicher wird (unsere Hütte) nicht anders gewesen sein, als nun eben die Alphütten sind, die den Winter über leer stehen, und das Schreckliche ist allein in meiner Phantasie. Daß dies der Fall sein muß, glaube ich daran zu erkennen, weil ich sie immer mit feuchtem Moos überwachsen vor mir sehe, und das sieht man doch an Alphütten nicht, scheint mir.
Synonyms
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.