Elch
[ɛlç]
The verdict
“Elch” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #33,554 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #33,554
- frequency rank, German
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (in der Tundra und den Sumpfwäldern des nördlichen Eurasiens und Nordamerikas beheimateter) größter heute noch vorkommender Vertreter (Alces alces) der Hirsche (Cervidae) mit kurzem wuchtigen, rotb...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Elch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛlç] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #33,554 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Elch” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Elch is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛlç]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,554 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 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Elch, with forms such as "eclh", "elcch", and "elchh". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "elf", "eth", "eli", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Elch, spelled E-L-C-H.
Definition
- 1(in der Tundra und den Sumpfwäldern des nördlichen Eurasiens und Nordamerikas beheimateter) größter heute noch vorkommender Vertreter (Alces alces) der Hirsche (Cervidae) mit kurzem wuchtigen, rotbraunem bis schwarzbraunem Rumpf, dazu relativ langen, grauweißen Läufen und einem Schaufelgeweih
- 2Ehemann, der betrogen wurde
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eclh,elcch,elchh,elhc,ellch
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Elch - 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.
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.
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Using “Elch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-L-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛlç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “elf” - see the side-by-side comparison. Elch vs elf
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.