Adlige

[ˈaːdlɪɡə]

/[ˈaːdlɪɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Adlige” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,163. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,163
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weibliche Angehörige des Adels

Corpus desk

Index DE-adlige · Adlige · German

Adlige · rank #36,163 · 8 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,163
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH accord

Nearest frequency peer: accord (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Adlige“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Adlige“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Adlige vs alice
50% similar
Adlige vs Anlage
67% similar
Adlige vs adligen
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Adlige
PropertyValue
HeadwordAdlige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaːdlɪɡə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#36,163
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Adlige“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Adligeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „accord“ (#36,162), „Adventszeit“ (#36,164), „abverlangt“ (#36,161). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Adlige“ bei #36,163. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Adlige (IPA [ˈaːdlɪɡə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,163 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "weibliche Angehörige des Adels".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Adlige, with forms such as "addlige", "adilge", and "adlgie". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "alice", "Anlage", "adligen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Adlige, spelled A-D-L-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche Angehörige des Adels

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Adlige wurde mit dem Herzog des benachbarten Territoriums vermählt.

Synonyms

Aristokratin

This word in other languages

aristocrat(English)aristócrata(Español)aristocrate(Français)aristocrata(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • addlige
  • adilge
  • adlgie
  • adlieg
  • adligge
  • adllige
  • aldige
  • dalige

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Adlige - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

addlige1adilge2adlgie2adlieg2adligge1adllige1aldige2dalige2
Edit distance from "Adlige"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Adlige"?
"Adlige" is spelled A-D-L-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːdlɪɡə].
What does "Adlige" mean?
As a noun, "Adlige" means: weibliche Angehörige des Adels
What words are commonly confused with "Adlige"?
"Adlige" is commonly confused with "alice", "Anlage", "adligen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Adlige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Adlige" is [ˈaːdlɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Adlige" come from?
"Adlige" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Adlige", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

accord#36,162altere#36,169zusagt#36,144zartes#36,139

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

allegro8 variantsapplied8 variantsweihen8 variantsbahnt8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list