Elektrische
[eˈlɛktʁɪʃə]
The verdict
“Elektrische” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #5,476 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #5,476
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bezeichnung für die mit Strom betriebene Straßenbahn
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 | Elektrische |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [eˈlɛktʁɪʃə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #5,476 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Elektrische” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Elektrische is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eˈlɛktʁɪʃə]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,476 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Bezeichnung für die mit Strom betriebene Straßenbahn".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Elektrische, with forms such as "eelktrische", "elekktrische", and "elekrtische". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "elektrischen", "elektrischer", "elektrisches", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Elektrische, spelled E-L-E-K-T-R-I-S-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Bezeichnung für die mit Strom betriebene Straßenbahn
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eelktrische,elekktrische,elekrtische,elektirsche,elektricshe,elektriscche,elektrisceh,elektrischhe,elektrishce,elektrissche,elektrrische,elektrsiche,elekttrische,eletkrische,elketrische,ellektrische,leektrische
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Elektrische - 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 “Elektrische”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-L-E-K-T-R-I-S-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [eˈlɛktʁɪʃə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “elektrischen” - see the side-by-side comparison. Elektrische vs elektrischen
- 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.