erforderliche

[ɛɐ̯ˈfɔʁdɐlɪçə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈfɔʁdɐlɪçə]/ adj

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The verdict

“erforderliche” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,464. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,464
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erforderlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-erforderliche · erforderliche · German

erforderliche · rank #10,464 · 20 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,464
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH enthaltenen

Nearest frequency peer: enthaltenen (-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 „erforderliche“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erforderliche“ 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).

erforderliche vs erforderlichen
93% similar
erforderliche vs erforderlich
92% similar

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

Key facts for erforderliche
PropertyValue
Headworderforderliche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈfɔʁdɐlɪçə]
Letters13
Frequency rank#10,464
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erforderliche“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).erforderlicheliegt 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: „enthaltenen“ (#10,463), „erhaltene“ (#10,465), „endgültigen“ (#10,462). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erforderliche“ bei #10,464. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around erforderliche (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔʁdɐlɪçə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,464 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for erforderliche, with forms such as "efrorderliche", "erfforderliche", and "erfodrerliche". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "erforderlichen", "erforderlich", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is erforderliche, spelled E-R-F-O-R-D-E-R-L-I-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erforderlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erforderlich
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erforderlich
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erforderlich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erforderlich
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erforderlich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erforderlich
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erforderlich
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erforderlich

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efrorderliche
  • erfforderliche
  • erfodrerliche
  • erfordderliche
  • erfordelriche
  • erforderilche
  • erforderlcihe
  • erforderlicche
  • erforderliceh
  • erforderlichhe
  • erforderlihce
  • erforderlliche
  • erforderrliche
  • erfordreliche
  • erforedrliche
  • erforrderliche
  • erfroderliche
  • erofrderliche
  • errforderliche
  • reforderliche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erforderliche - 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.

efrorderliche2erfforderliche1erfodrerliche2erfordderliche1erfordelriche2erforderilche2erforderlcihe2erforderlicche1
Edit distance from "erforderliche"

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 "erforderliche"?
"erforderliche" is spelled E-R-F-O-R-D-E-R-L-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔʁdɐlɪçə].
What does "erforderliche" mean?
As an adjective, "erforderliche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erforderlich
What words are commonly confused with "erforderliche"?
"erforderliche" is commonly confused with "erforderlichen", "erforderlich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erforderliche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erforderliche" is [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔʁdɐlɪçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erforderliche" come from?
"erforderliche" 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 "erforderliche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gegebenheiten#10,475beschleunigen#10,431bedeutendsten#10,426Arbeitsgruppe#10,418

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

verpflichten20 variantsschlechteste20 variantsBekanntschaft20 variantsChefredakteur20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list