erfreulich

[ɛɐ̯ˈfʁɔɪ̯lɪç]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈfʁɔɪ̯lɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“erfreulich” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,590. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,590
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Freude hervorrufend; freudig stimmend

Corpus desk

Index DE-erfreulich · erfreulich · German

erfreulich · rank #13,590 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,590
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erfolgreichste

Nearest frequency peer: erfolgreichste (-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 „erfreulich“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erfreulich“ 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).

erfreulich vs erfreuliche
91% similar
erfreulich vs erfreulichen
83% similar
erfreulich vs erfreulicher
83% similar

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

Key facts for erfreulich
PropertyValue
Headworderfreulich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈfʁɔɪ̯lɪç]
Letters10
Frequency rank#13,590
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erfreulich“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „erfolgreichste“ (#13,589), „erwecken“ (#13,591), „entsorgt“ (#13,588). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erfreulich“ bei #13,590. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around erfreulich (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈfʁɔɪ̯lɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,590 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Freude hervorrufend; freudig stimmend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for erfreulich, with forms such as "efrreulich", "erferulich", and "erffreulich". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "erfreuliche", "erfreulichen", "erfreulicher", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 erfreulich, spelled E-R-F-R-E-U-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Freude hervorrufend; freudig stimmend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich habe erfreuliche Nachrichten für dich.
  2. Die Ablehnung der Schauspielschule war wenig erfreulich.

Antonyms

unerfreulich

This word in other languages

pleasing(English)agradable(Español)plaisant(Français)agradável(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efrreulich
  • erferulich
  • erffreulich
  • erfreluich
  • erfreuilch
  • erfreulcih
  • erfreulicch
  • erfreulichh
  • erfreulihc
  • erfreullich
  • erfrreulich
  • erfruelich
  • errfeulich
  • errfreulich
  • refreulich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

efrreulich2erferulich2erffreulich1erfreluich2erfreuilch2erfreulcih2erfreulicch1erfreulichh1
Edit distance from "erfreulich"

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 "erfreulich"?
"erfreulich" is spelled E-R-F-R-E-U-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈfʁɔɪ̯lɪç].
What does "erfreulich" mean?
As an adjective, "erfreulich" means: Freude hervorrufend; freudig stimmend
What words are commonly confused with "erfreulich"?
"erfreulich" is commonly confused with "erfreuliche", "erfreulichen", "erfreulicher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erfreulich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erfreulich" is [ɛɐ̯ˈfʁɔɪ̯lɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erfreulich" come from?
"erfreulich" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Hochzeiten15 variantsIntegrität15 variantsaufgehängt15 variantsLautstärke15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list