ärztliche

[ˈɛːɐ̯t͡stlɪçə]

/[ˈɛːɐ̯t͡stlɪçə]/ adj

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The verdict

“ärztliche” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,210. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,210
frequency rank, German
75
“Ä” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ärztlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-arztliche · ärztliche · German

ärztliche · rank #10,210 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,210
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 75
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ähnlichkeit

Nearest frequency peer: Ähnlichkeit (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “ärztliche”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “ärztliche” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

ärztliche vs ärztlichen
90% similar
ärztliche vs ärztlicher
90% similar
ärztliche vs amtliche
67% similar

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

Key facts for ärztliche
PropertyValue
Headwordärztliche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɛːɐ̯t͡stlɪçə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#10,210
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ärztliche” sits in German frequency

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).ärztliche lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around ärztliche (IPA [ˈɛːɐ̯t͡stlɪçə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,210 among 75 “Ä” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for ärztliche, with forms such as "räztliche", "ärrztliche", and "ärtzliche". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "ärztlichen", "ärztlicher", "amtliche", and more, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is ärztliche, spelled Ä-R-Z-T-L-I-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ärztlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ärztlich
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ärztlich
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ärztlich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ärztlich
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ärztlich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ärztlich
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ärztlich
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ärztlich

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • räztliche
  • ärrztliche
  • ärtzliche
  • ärzltiche
  • ärztilche
  • ärztlcihe
  • ärztlicche
  • ärztliceh
  • ärztlichhe
  • ärztlihce
  • ärztlliche
  • ärzttliche
  • ärzztliche
  • äzrtliche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

räztliche2ärrztliche1ärtzliche2ärzltiche2ärztilche2ärztlcihe2ärztlicche1ärztliceh2
Edit distance from "ärztliche"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ärztliche"?
"ärztliche" is spelled Ä-R-Z-T-L-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛːɐ̯t͡stlɪçə].
What does "ärztliche" mean?
As an adjective, "ärztliche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ärztlich
What words are commonly confused with "ärztliche"?
"ärztliche" is commonly confused with "ärztlichen", "ärztlicher", "amtliche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ärztliche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ärztliche" is [ˈɛːɐ̯t͡stlɪçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ärztliche" come from?
"ärztliche" 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 "ärztliche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Absichten#10,213vorrangig#10,200Unterhalt#10,192Aufkleber#10,229

Similar misspelling depth

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

wenngleich14 variantsvergangene14 variantsausreichen14 variantsbelästigt14 variants

What to do next

You've looked up "ärztliche". Here's where to go from here.

  • "ärztliche" maps to 4 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "ärztlichen". View pair
  • 14 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #10,210 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "Ä" letter cohort. Ä–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list