dienstlich

/[ˈdiːnstlɪç]/ adj

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#42,422

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

dienstlich is anGermanadj. It means: ein Amt, eine Behörde oder einen Dienst beziehungsweise die Arbeit betreffend Pronounced [ˈdiːnstlɪç]. Often confused with dienstlichen and dienlich.

Key facts for dienstlich
PropertyValue
Headworddienstlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈdiːnstlɪç]
Letters10
Frequency rank#42,422
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for dienstlich is 10 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdiːnstlɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,422 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for dienstlich, with forms such as "ddienstlich", "deinstlich", and "diennstlich". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "dienstlichen", "dienlich", 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 dienstlich, spelled D-I-E-N-S-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
    ein Amt, eine Behörde oder einen Dienst beziehungsweise die Arbeit betreffend
  2. 2
    betont formal und unpersönlich

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddienstlich,deinstlich,diennstlich,diensltich,diensstlich,dienstilch,dienstlcih,dienstlicch,dienstlichh,dienstlihc,dienstllich,diensttlich,dientslich,diesntlich,dinestlich,idenstlich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for dienstlich

Misspelling Variants of "dienstlich"

ddienstlich11deinstlich10diennstlich11diensltich10diensstlich11dienstilch10dienstlcih10dienstlicch11
Misspelling Variants of "dienstlich"

Frequency rank: #42,422 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dienstlich"?
"dienstlich" is spelled D-I-E-N-S-T-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdiːnstlɪç].
What does "dienstlich" mean?
As an adj, "dienstlich" means: ein Amt, eine Behörde oder einen Dienst beziehungsweise die Arbeit betreffend
What words are commonly confused with "dienstlich"?
"dienstlich" is commonly confused with "dienstlichen", "dienlich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dienstlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dienstlich" is [ˈdiːnstlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dienstlich" come from?
"dienstlich" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.