dämliche

Name: dämliche, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈdɛːmlɪçə]

/[ˈdɛːmlɪçə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“dämliche” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,307. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,307
frequency rank, German: 45,632
“D” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dämlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-damliche · dämliche · German

dämliche · rank #22,307 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

FREQ-MID #22,307
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-DENSE 45,632
PHOTO-FINISH durchschauen

Nearest frequency peer: durchschauen (-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.

drängten

77,697
durchmachen

77,696
durchschauen

77,695
dämliche

77,694
Echtheit

77,693
Ehepartner

77,692

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dämliche vs dämlichen

89% similar

dämliche vs dämlicher

89% similar

dämliche vs dämlich

88% similar

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

Key facts for dämliche
Property	Value
Headword	dämliche
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈdɛːmlɪçə]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#22,307
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dämliche” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). dämliche lands here:

#22,307

#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 12 spelling variants around dämliche (IPA [ˈdɛːmlɪçə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #22,307 among 45,632 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for dämliche, with forms such as "ddämliche", "dmäliche", and "dälmiche". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "dämlichen", "dämlicher", "dämlich", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is dämliche, spelled D-Ä-M-L-I-C-H-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ddämliche
dmäliche
dälmiche
dämilche
dämlcihe
dämlicche
dämliceh
dämlichhe
dämlihce
dämlliche
dämmliche
ädmliche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "dämliche"

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 May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dämliche"?

"dämliche" is spelled D-Ä-M-L-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɛːmlɪçə].

What does "dämliche" mean?

As an adjective, "dämliche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dämlich

What words are commonly confused with "dämliche"?

"dämliche" is commonly confused with "dämlichen", "dämlicher", "dämlich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "dämliche"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dämliche" is [ˈdɛːmlɪçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "dämliche" come from?

"dämliche" 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 "dämliche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Echtheit#22,308 drängten#22,304 erhoffte#22,325 Bochumer#22,283

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Benziner12 variants begehrte12 variants auffälligen12 variants Abstände12 variants

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.