fürchterliche

[ˈfʏʁçtɐlɪçə]

/[ˈfʏʁçtɐlɪçə]/ adj

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The verdict

“fürchterliche” has 21 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,120. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,120
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
21
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 fürchterlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-furchterliche · fürchterliche · German

fürchterliche · rank #38,120 · 21 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,120
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 21 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Förderschule

Nearest frequency peer: Förderschule (-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 „fürchterliche“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „fürchterliche“ 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).

fürchterliche vs fürchterlichen
93% similar
fürchterliche vs fürchterlich
92% similar

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

Key facts for fürchterliche
PropertyValue
Headwordfürchterliche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfʏʁçtɐlɪçə]
Letters13
Frequency rank#38,120
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „fürchterliche“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).fürchterlicheliegt 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: „Förderschule“ (#38,119), „Galopp“ (#38,122), „gebräuchliche“ (#38,124). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fürchterliche“ bei #38,120. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around fürchterliche (IPA [ˈfʏʁçtɐlɪçə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #38,120 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for fürchterliche, with forms such as "ffürchterliche", "früchterliche", and "fücrhterliche". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "fürchterlichen", "fürchterlich", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is fürchterliche, spelled F-Ü-R-C-H-T-E-R-L-I-C-H-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffürchterliche
  • früchterliche
  • fücrhterliche
  • fürcchterliche
  • fürchetrliche
  • fürchhterliche
  • fürchtelriche
  • fürchterilche
  • fürchterlcihe
  • fürchterlicche
  • fürchterliceh
  • fürchterlichhe
  • fürchterlihce
  • fürchterlliche
  • fürchterrliche
  • fürchtreliche
  • fürchtterliche
  • fürctherliche
  • fürhcterliche
  • fürrchterliche
  • üfrchterliche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffürchterliche1früchterliche2fücrhterliche2fürcchterliche1fürchetrliche2fürchhterliche1fürchtelriche2fürchterilche2
Edit distance from "fürchterliche"

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

Same letter count

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

gebräuchliche#38,124funktionellen#38,115Gegenrichtung#38,126geschlossenem#38,135

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

Fehlermeldung21 variantshydraulischen21 variantsDampfmaschine21 variantsBeschlagnahme21 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list