ähnlicher

/[ˈɛːnlɪçɐ]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,314

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

ähnlicher is anGermanadj. It means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ähnlich Pronounced [ˈɛːnlɪçɐ]. It ranks #8,314 in German word frequency. Often confused with ähnliches and amtlicher.

Key facts for ähnlicher
PropertyValue
Headwordähnlicher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈɛːnlɪçɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#8,314
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for ähnlicher is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɛːnlɪçɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,314 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for ähnlicher, with forms such as "hänlicher", "ähhnlicher", and "ählnicher". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "ähnliches", "amtlicher", "ähnlich", 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 ähnlicher, spelled Ä-H-N-L-I-C-H-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ähnlich
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ähnlich
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ähnlich
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ähnlich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ähnlich

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hänlicher,ähhnlicher,ählnicher,ähnilcher,ähnlciher,ähnliccher,ähnlicehr,ähnlicherr,ähnlichher,ähnlichre,ähnlihcer,ähnllicher,ähnnlicher,änhlicher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ähnlicher

Misspelling Variants of "ähnlicher"

hänlicher9ähhnlicher10ählnicher9ähnilcher9ähnlciher9ähnliccher10ähnlicehr9ähnlicherr10
Misspelling Variants of "ähnlicher"

Frequency rank: #8,314 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ähnlicher"?
"ähnlicher" is spelled Ä-H-N-L-I-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛːnlɪçɐ].
What does "ähnlicher" mean?
As an adj, "ähnlicher" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ähnlich
What words are commonly confused with "ähnlicher"?
"ähnlicher" is commonly confused with "ähnliches", "amtlicher", "ähnlich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ähnlicher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ähnlicher" is [ˈɛːnlɪçɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ähnlicher" come from?
"ähnlicher" 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.