fröhlicher

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

[ˈfʁøːlɪçɐ]

/[ˈfʁøːlɪçɐ]/ adj

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

The verdict

“fröhlicher” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,414. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,414
frequency rank, German: 45,736
“F” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings: 5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs fröhlich

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

fröhlicher vs fröhliches

90% similar

fröhlicher vs fröhlich

80% similar

fröhlicher vs fröhliche

90% similar

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

Key facts for fröhlicher
Property	Value
Headword	fröhlicher
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈfʁøːlɪçɐ]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#26,414
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	5
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fröhlicher” 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). fröhlicher lands here:

#26,414

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around fröhlicher (IPA [ˈfʁøːlɪçɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #26,414 among 45,736 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for fröhlicher, with forms such as "ffröhlicher", "frhölicher", and "frröhlicher". 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, "fröhliches", "fröhlich", "fröhliche", 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 fröhlicher, spelled F-R-Ö-H-L-I-C-H-E-R.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs fröhlich
2
Genitiv Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs fröhlich
3
Dativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs fröhlich
4
Genitiv Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs fröhlich
5
Nominativ Singular Positiv Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs fröhlich

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffröhlicher,frhölicher,frröhlicher,fröhhlicher,fröhilcher,fröhlciher,fröhliccher,fröhlicehr,fröhlicherr,fröhlichher,fröhlichre,fröhlihcer,fröhllicher,frölhicher,förhlicher,rföhlicher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fröhlicher - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "fröhlicher"

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 "fröhlicher"?

"fröhlicher" is spelled F-R-Ö-H-L-I-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁøːlɪçɐ].

What does "fröhlicher" mean?

As an adjective, "fröhlicher" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs fröhlich

What words are commonly confused with "fröhlicher"?

"fröhlicher" is commonly confused with "fröhliches", "fröhlich", "fröhliche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "fröhlicher"?

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

What language does "fröhlicher" come from?

"fröhlicher" 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 “fröhlicher”

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

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