verlässlich
\ˌfɛɐ̯ˈlɛslɪç\
The verdict
“verlässlich” 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) - Fiable, sûr, (digne) de confiance.
Corpus desk
Index FR-verlasslich · verlässlich · French
verlässlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | verlässlich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˌfɛɐ̯ˈlɛslɪç\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
verlässlich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˌfɛɐ̯ˈlɛslɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for verlässlich in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is verlässlich, spelled V-E-R-L-Ä-S-S-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Fiable, sûr, (digne) de confiance.
- 2Fiable, crédible.
- 3Fiable, firme.
- 4Fiable, avec un faible taux de défaillance.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verlässlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein Hund ist ein verlässlicher Jagdpartner.
Um gesund aufzuwachsen, braucht ein Kind ein verlässliches Milieu.
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.