ärgerlich

[ˈɛʁɡɐˌlɪç]

/[ˈɛʁɡɐˌlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“ärgerlich” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,490. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,490
frequency rank, German
75
“Ä” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ärger verursachend

Corpus desk

Index DE-argerlich · ärgerlich · German

ärgerlich · rank #9,490 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,490
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 75
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ämter

Nearest frequency peer: Ämter (-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 „ärgerlich“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „ärgerlich“ 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).

ärgerlich vs angeblich
67% similar

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

Key facts for ärgerlich
PropertyValue
Headwordärgerlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɛʁɡɐˌlɪç]
Letters9
Frequency rank#9,490
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ärgerlich“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).ärgerlichliegt 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: „Ämter“ (#9,489), „Überraschungen“ (#9,491), „Zufriedenheit“ (#9,488). Unter 75 „Ä“-Lemmata liegt „ärgerlich“ bei #9,490. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around ärgerlich (IPA [ˈɛʁɡɐˌlɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,490 among 75 “Ä” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for ärgerlich, with forms such as "rägerlich", "ägrerlich", and "äregrlich". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "angeblich", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is ärgerlich, spelled Ä-R-G-E-R-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ärger verursachend
  2. 2
    Ärger empfindend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es ist sehr ärgerlich, dass ich mein Handy heute nicht bei mir habe.
  2. Fritz ist etwas ärgerlich, weil sein Plan nicht funktioniert hat.

Synonyms

unerfreulichunerwünschtunerquicklichleidigverärgertwütendsauerverstimmtgrantigstinkigverdrossengrätig

Antonyms

erfreulich

This word in other languages

annoying(English)exasperante(Español)ennuyeux(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rägerlich
  • ägrerlich
  • äregrlich
  • ärgelrich
  • ärgerilch
  • ärgerlcih
  • ärgerlicch
  • ärgerlichh
  • ärgerlihc
  • ärgerllich
  • ärgerrlich
  • ärggerlich
  • ärgrelich
  • ärrgerlich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ärgerlich - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

rägerlich2ägrerlich2äregrlich2ärgelrich2ärgerilch2ärgerlcih2ärgerlicch1ärgerlichh1
Edit distance from "ärgerlich"

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 "ärgerlich"?
"ärgerlich" is spelled Ä-R-G-E-R-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛʁɡɐˌlɪç].
What does "ärgerlich" mean?
As an adjective, "ärgerlich" means: Ärger verursachend
What words are commonly confused with "ärgerlich"?
"ärgerlich" is commonly confused with "angeblich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ärgerlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ärgerlich" is [ˈɛʁɡɐˌlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ärgerlich" come from?
"ärgerlich" 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 "ärgerlich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

weltweite#9,486vertragen#9,481Vaterland#9,477Auschwitz#9,507

Similar misspelling depth

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

abgeleitet14 variantsversammelt14 variantsBerührung14 variantsbeschrieb14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list