üblich
\ˈyːp.lɪç\
The verdict
“üblich” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Coutumier, usuel, ordinaire, habituel.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ublich · üblich · French
üblich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ü" 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 | üblich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈyːp.lɪç\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
üblich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈyːp.lɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Coutumier, usuel, ordinaire, habituel.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for üblich in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is üblich, spelled Ü-B-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Coutumier, usuel, ordinaire, habituel.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how üblich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Auf dem großen Passagierdampfer, der um Mitternacht von New York nach Buenos Aires abgehen sollte, herrschte die übliche Geschäftigkeit und Bewegung der letzten Stunde.
Derzeit ist die Berechnung der Treibhausgasemissionen einzelner Länder nach dem Territorialprinzip üblich. […] In diesen Statistiken fallen aber die „grauen“ Emissionen unter den Tisch, die durch den Konsum von im Ausland hergestellten Gütern entstanden sind.
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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.