südlich
\ˈzyːtlɪç\
The verdict
“südlich” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Du sud, austral.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sudlich · südlich · French
südlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | südlich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈzyːtlɪç\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
südlich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈzyːtlɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for südlich, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is südlich, spelled S-Ü-D-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Du sud, austral.
- 2Méridional.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how südlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
(Russland) dehnte sich nach Westen auf Kosten der ehemaligen imperialen Mächte Schweden und Polen aus und nahm den Osmanen, den Krimtataren und den nomadisierenden Steppenvölkern jene Gebiete weg, die heute zur südlichen Ukraine und zum südlichen Russland gehören.
Unter Kühen gab es in Deutschland zuletzt 2014 einen Milzbrandausbruch. In Südeuropa, Zentralasien und dem südlichen Afrika kommt die Krankheit dagegen häufiger vor.
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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.