vortrefflich
The verdict
“vortrefflich” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Excellent, parfait, merveilleux, exceptionnel.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vortrefflich · vortrefflich · French
vortrefflich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | vortrefflich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
vortrefflich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Excellent, parfait, merveilleux, exceptionnel.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for vortrefflich, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 vortrefflich, spelled V-O-R-T-R-E-F-F-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Excellent, parfait, merveilleux, exceptionnel.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how vortrefflich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Schauten sie sich denn nicht auf Erden um, wie viel von jeglicher vortrefflichen Art Wir auf ihr wachsen lassen?
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.