allmählich

[alˈmɛːlɪç]

/[alˈmɛːlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“allmählich” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,500. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,500
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - langsam voranschreitend, in kleinen Schritten

Corpus desk

Index DE-allmahlich · allmählich · German

allmählich · rank #6,500 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,500
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abschaffung

Nearest frequency peer: Abschaffung (-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 „allmählich“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „allmählich“ 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).

allmählich vs alltäglich
80% similar
allmählich vs alljährlich
82% similar

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

Key facts for allmählich
PropertyValue
Headwordallmählich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[alˈmɛːlɪç]
Letters10
Frequency rank#6,500
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „allmählich“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Abschaffung“ (#6,499), „Anbau“ (#6,501), „Abhängigkeit“ (#6,498). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „allmählich“ bei #6,500. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around allmählich (IPA [alˈmɛːlɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,500 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "langsam voranschreitend, in kleinen Schritten".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for allmählich, with forms such as "allmhälich", "allmmählich", and "allmähhlich". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "alltäglich", "alljährlich", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is allmählich, spelled A-L-L-M-Ä-H-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    langsam voranschreitend, in kleinen Schritten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der allmähliche Niedergang der deutschen Sprache scheint für manche unabwendbar.
  2. Allmählich wurde mir klar, was mein Mentor mit seinen Anmerkungen meinte.

Synonyms

langsammählichpeu à peuschrittweise

This word in other languages

gradual(English)gradual(Español)progressif(Français)gradual(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • allmhälich
  • allmmählich
  • allmähhlich
  • allmähilch
  • allmählcih
  • allmählicch
  • allmählichh
  • allmählihc
  • allmähllich
  • allmälhich
  • allämhlich
  • almlählich
  • almählich
  • lalmählich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of allmählich - 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.

allmhälich2allmmählich1allmähhlich1allmähilch2allmählcih2allmählicch1allmählichh1allmählihc2
Edit distance from "allmählich"

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 "allmählich"?
"allmählich" is spelled A-L-L-M-Ä-H-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [alˈmɛːlɪç].
What does "allmählich" mean?
As an adjective, "allmählich" means: langsam voranschreitend, in kleinen Schritten
What words are commonly confused with "allmählich"?
"allmählich" is commonly confused with "alltäglich", "alljährlich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "allmählich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "allmählich" is [alˈmɛːlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "allmählich" come from?
"allmählich" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

besprochen#6,513beteiligen#6,514vernichtet#6,484Verbrecher#6,479

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Benutzung14 variantswestliche14 variantsVermutung14 variantsThüringer14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list