Englisch

Name: Englisch, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈɛŋlɪʃ]

/[ˈɛŋlɪʃ]/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Englisch” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #1,107 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#1,107
frequency rank, German: 8
letters: 13
tracked misspellings: 7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aus England stammende westgermanische Sprache mit nordischen Einflüssen, deren Wortschatz zum großen Teil aus dem Altfranzösischen und Lateinischen entlehnt wurde

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Englisch vs English

88% similar

Englisch vs Englische

89% similar

Englisch vs Englischen

80% similar

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

Key facts for Englisch
Property	Value
Headword	Englisch
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈɛŋlɪʃ]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#1,107
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	7
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Englisch” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Englisch lands here:

#1,107

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Englisch is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɛŋlɪʃ]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,107 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Englisch, with forms such as "egnlisch", "engglisch", and "engilsch". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "English", "Englische", "Englischen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Englisch, spelled E-N-G-L-I-S-C-H.

Definition

1
aus England stammende westgermanische Sprache mit nordischen Einflüssen, deren Wortschatz zum großen Teil aus dem Altfranzösischen und Lateinischen entlehnt wurde
2
aus England stammende westgermanische Sprache mit nordischen Einflüssen, deren Wortschatz zum großen Teil aus dem Altfranzösischen und Lateinischen entlehnt wurde
3
aus England stammende westgermanische Sprache mit nordischen Einflüssen, deren Wortschatz zum großen Teil aus dem Altfranzösischen und Lateinischen entlehnt wurde
4
eine Eröffnung im Schach
5
eine Spielvariante des Tischtennis

Synonyms

Anglistik AmerikanistikKanadistikEnglische Eröffnung

This word in other languages

English(English)inglés(Español)anglais(Français)inglês(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egnlisch,engglisch,engilsch,englicsh,engliscch,englischh,englishc,englissch,engllisch,englsich,enlgisch,ennglisch,neglisch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Englisch - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "Englisch"

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 "Englisch"?

"Englisch" is spelled E-N-G-L-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛŋlɪʃ].

What does "Englisch" mean?

As a noun, "Englisch" means: aus England stammende westgermanische Sprache mit nordischen Einflüssen, deren Wortschatz zum großen Teil aus dem Altfranzösischen und Lateinischen entlehnt wurde

What words are commonly confused with "Englisch"?

"Englisch" is commonly confused with "English", "Englische", "Englischen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Englisch"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Englisch" is [ˈɛŋlɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Englisch" come from?

"Englisch" 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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Using “Englisch”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is E-N-G-L-I-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈɛŋlɪʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “English” - see the side-by-side comparison. Englisch vs English
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.