emotional

[ˌemot͡si̯oˈnaːl]

/[ˌemot͡si̯oˈnaːl]/ adj

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The verdict

“emotional” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,654. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,654
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Gefühlen (Emotionen) zu tun habend

Corpus desk

Index DE-emotional · emotional · German

emotional · rank #6,654 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,654
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eisenbahn

Nearest frequency peer: Eisenbahn (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „emotional“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „emotional“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

emotional vs Emotionen
67% similar
emotional vs emotionale
90% similar
emotional vs emotionalen
82% similar

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

Key facts for emotional
PropertyValue
Headwordemotional
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌemot͡si̯oˈnaːl]
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,654
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „emotional“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).emotionalliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Eisenbahn“ (#6,653), „est“ (#6,655), „Einwohnern“ (#6,652). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „emotional“ bei #6,654. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around emotional (IPA [ˌemot͡si̯oˈnaːl]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,654 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for emotional, with forms such as "emmotional", "emoitonal", and "emotinoal". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Emotionen", "emotionale", "emotionalen", 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 emotional, spelled E-M-O-T-I-O-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit Gefühlen (Emotionen) zu tun habend
  2. 2
    Emotionen zeigend; oft vorwurfsvoll: (über-)empfindlich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how emotional appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Trotz der emotionalen Spannungen war es ein konstruktives Gespräch.
  2. Emotionales Verhalten geht von der Empfindung aus, rationales vom Verstand.

Synonyms

gefühlsmäßigemotionellgeistigpsychischseelischaffektivemotionellempfindlichgefühlsbetontgefühlvollleidenschaftlichsensibelsentimental

Antonyms

rationalkörperlichphysischrationalgefühlslosunemotional

This word in other languages

emotional(English)emocional(Español)sensible(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emmotional
  • emoitonal
  • emotinoal
  • emotioanl
  • emotionall
  • emotionla
  • emotionnal
  • emotoinal
  • emottional
  • emtoional
  • eomtional
  • meotional

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emmotional1emoitonal2emotinoal2emotioanl2emotionall1emotionla2emotionnal1emotoinal2
Edit distance from "emotional"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "emotional"?
"emotional" is spelled E-M-O-T-I-O-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌemot͡si̯oˈnaːl].
What does "emotional" mean?
As an adjective, "emotional" means: mit Gefühlen (Emotionen) zu tun habend
What words are commonly confused with "emotional"?
"emotional" is commonly confused with "Emotionen", "emotionale", "emotionalen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "emotional"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "emotional" is [ˌemot͡si̯oˈnaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "emotional" come from?
"emotional" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "emotional", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Eisenbahn#6,653dieselben#6,648Bundesrat#6,645Holocaust#6,670

Similar misspelling depth

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

befanden12 variantsindirekt12 variantsaufrecht12 variantsAnfänger12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list