ethische

[ˈeːtɪʃə]

/[ˈeːtɪʃə]/ adj

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The verdict

“ethische” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,878. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,878
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-ethische · ethische · German

ethische · rank #15,878 · 12 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,878
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH ESS

Nearest frequency peer: ESS (-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 „ethische“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „ethische“ 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).

ethische vs etliche
75% similar
ethische vs ethnisch
75% similar
ethische vs ethischen
89% similar

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

Key facts for ethische
PropertyValue
Headwordethische
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈeːtɪʃə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,878
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ethische“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).ethischeliegt 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: „ESS“ (#15,877), „familiären“ (#15,879), „Erzgebirge“ (#15,876). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „ethische“ bei #15,878. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around ethische (IPA [ˈeːtɪʃə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,878 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for ethische, with forms such as "ehtische", "ethhische", and "ethicshe". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "etliche", "ethnisch", "ethischen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is ethische, spelled E-T-H-I-S-C-H-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehtische
  • ethhische
  • ethicshe
  • ethiscche
  • ethisceh
  • ethischhe
  • ethishce
  • ethissche
  • ethsiche
  • etihsche
  • etthische
  • tehische

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ehtische2ethhische1ethicshe2ethiscche1ethisceh2ethischhe1ethishce2ethissche1
Edit distance from "ethische"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

feierten#15,881erhöhter#15,874gefüllte#15,889geknackt#15,893

Similar misspelling depth

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

dreifach12 variantsgetätigt12 variantsHausarzt12 variantsbeginnend12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list