adligen

/[ˈaːdlɪɡn̩]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,819

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

adligen is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs adlig Pronounced [ˈaːdlɪɡn̩]. Often confused with Alien and Algen.

Key facts for adligen
PropertyValue
Headwordadligen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈaːdlɪɡn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,819
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of adligen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for adligen is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaːdlɪɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,819 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for adligen, with forms such as "addligen", "adilgen", and "adlgien". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Alien", "Algen", "Anlagen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is adligen, spelled A-D-L-I-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs adlig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs adlig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs adlig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs adlig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs adlig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs adlig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs adlig
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs adlig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs adlig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs adlig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs adlig
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs adlig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: addligen,adilgen,adlgien,adliegn,adligenn,adliggen,adligne,adlligen,aldigen,daligen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for adligen

Misspelling Variants of "adligen"

addligen8adilgen7adlgien7adliegn7adligenn8adliggen8adligne7adlligen8
Misspelling Variants of "adligen"

Frequency rank: #23,819 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "adligen"?
"adligen" is spelled A-D-L-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːdlɪɡn̩].
What does "adligen" mean?
As an adj, "adligen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs adlig
What words are commonly confused with "adligen"?
"adligen" is commonly confused with "Alien", "Algen", "Anlagen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "adligen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adligen" is [ˈaːdlɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adligen" come from?
"adligen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.