schwächlich

\ˈʃvɛçlɪç\

/\ˈʃvɛçlɪç\/ adj

The verdict

“schwächlich” 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) - Faible sur le plan physique ou de caractère.

Corpus desk

Index FR-schwachlich · schwächlich · French

schwächlich · 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.

Key facts for schwächlich
PropertyValue
Headwordschwächlich
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈʃvɛçlɪç\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « schwächlich » en français

schwächlichn'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

schwächlich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈʃvɛçlɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Faible sur le plan physique ou de caractère.".

schwächlich has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is schwächlich, spelled S-C-H-W-Ä-C-H-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faible sur le plan physique ou de caractère.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Innerhalb der Bevölkerung galt (Hu Jintao) als etwas schwächlicher Technokrat. Doch angesichts eines zunehmend autoritären Xi Jinping schwelgen mittlerweile nicht wenige Chinesinnen und Chinesen in Nostalgie, wenn sie an Hus Amtszeit während der Nullerjahre denken:
  2. Der jüngere Bruder, Alexander (von Humboldt), war wortkarg und schwächlich, man mußte ihn zu allem ermutigen, seine Noten waren mittelmäßig. Wenn man ihn sich selbst überließ, strich er durch die Wälder, sammelte Käfer und ordnete sie nach selbsterdachten Systemen.

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 "schwächlich"?
"schwächlich" is spelled S-C-H-W-Ä-C-H-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈʃvɛçlɪç\.
What does "schwächlich" mean?
As an adjective, "schwächlich" means: Faible sur le plan physique ou de caractère.
How do you pronounce "schwächlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schwächlich" is \ˈʃvɛçlɪç\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schwächlich" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list