gelegentliche

[ɡəˈleːɡn̩tlɪçə]

/[ɡəˈleːɡn̩tlɪçə]/ adj

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The verdict

“gelegentliche” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,894. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,894
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelegentlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-gelegentliche · gelegentliche · German

gelegentliche · rank #26,894 · 20 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,894
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 54,401
  • PHOTO-FINISH Geldstrafen

Nearest frequency peer: Geldstrafen (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “gelegentliche”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “gelegentliche” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

gelegentliche vs gelegentlichen
93% similar
gelegentliche vs gelegentlich
92% similar

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

Key facts for gelegentliche
PropertyValue
Headwordgelegentliche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈleːɡn̩tlɪçə]
Letters13
Frequency rank#26,894
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gelegentliche” 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). gelegentliche lands here:

#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 20 spelling variants around gelegentliche (IPA [ɡəˈleːɡn̩tlɪçə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #26,894 among 54,401 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for gelegentliche, with forms such as "eglegentliche", "geelgentliche", and "geleegntliche". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "gelegentlichen", "gelegentlich", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 gelegentliche, spelled G-E-L-E-G-E-N-T-L-I-C-H-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eglegentliche
  • geelgentliche
  • geleegntliche
  • gelegenltiche
  • gelegenntliche
  • gelegentilche
  • gelegentlcihe
  • gelegentlicche
  • gelegentliceh
  • gelegentlichhe
  • gelegentlihce
  • gelegentlliche
  • gelegenttliche
  • gelegetnliche
  • geleggentliche
  • gelegnetliche
  • gelgeentliche
  • gellegentliche
  • ggelegentliche
  • gleegentliche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eglegentliche2geelgentliche2geleegntliche2gelegenltiche2gelegenntliche1gelegentilche2gelegentlcihe2gelegentlicche1
Edit distance from "gelegentliche"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gelegentliche"?
"gelegentliche" is spelled G-E-L-E-G-E-N-T-L-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈleːɡn̩tlɪçə].
What does "gelegentliche" mean?
As an adjective, "gelegentliche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelegentlich
What words are commonly confused with "gelegentliche"?
"gelegentliche" is commonly confused with "gelegentlichen", "gelegentlich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gelegentliche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gelegentliche" is [ɡəˈleːɡn̩tlɪçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gelegentliche" come from?
"gelegentliche" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list