deutlich

/[ˈdɔɪ̯tlɪç]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#429

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

deutlich is anGermanadj. It means: eindeutig erkennbar, wahrnehmbar durch die Sinne Pronounced [ˈdɔɪ̯tlɪç]. It ranks #429 in German word frequency. Often confused with Deutsch and deutliche.

Key facts for deutlich
PropertyValue
Headworddeutlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈdɔɪ̯tlɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#429
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for deutlich is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdɔɪ̯tlɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #429 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for deutlich, with forms such as "ddeutlich", "detulich", and "deultich". 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, "Deutsch", "deutliche", "deutlicher", 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 deutlich, spelled D-E-U-T-L-I-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eindeutig erkennbar, wahrnehmbar durch die Sinne
  2. 2
    inhaltlich verständlich

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddeutlich,detulich,deultich,deutilch,deutlcih,deutlicch,deutlichh,deutlihc,deutllich,deuttlich,duetlich,edutlich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for deutlich

Misspelling Variants of "deutlich"

ddeutlich9detulich8deultich8deutilch8deutlcih8deutlicch9deutlichh9deutlihc8
Misspelling Variants of "deutlich"

Frequency rank: #429 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "deutlich"?
"deutlich" is spelled D-E-U-T-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɔɪ̯tlɪç].
What does "deutlich" mean?
As an adj, "deutlich" means: eindeutig erkennbar, wahrnehmbar durch die Sinne
What words are commonly confused with "deutlich"?
"deutlich" is commonly confused with "Deutsch", "deutliche", "deutlicher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "deutlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deutlich" is [ˈdɔɪ̯tlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "deutlich" come from?
"deutlich" 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.