Görlitz

[ˈɡœʁlɪt͡s]

/[ˈɡœʁlɪt͡s]/ name

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“Görlitz” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,314. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,314
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt in Sachsen, Deutschland (früher gehörten dazu auch die auf dem rechten Ufer der Neiße gelegenen Stadtteile - heute das polnische Zgorzelec)

Corpus desk

Index DE-gorlitz · Görlitz · German

Görlitz · rank #14,314 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,314
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH göttliche

Nearest frequency peer: göttliche (+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 „Görlitz“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Görlitz“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Görlitz
PropertyValue
HeadwordGörlitz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈɡœʁlɪt͡s]
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,314
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Görlitz“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Görlitzliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „göttliche“ (#14,315), „Guardian“ (#14,312), „haftet“ (#14,316). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Görlitz“ bei #14,314. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Görlitz (IPA [ˈɡœʁlɪt͡s]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #14,314 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Stadt in Sachsen, Deutschland (früher gehörten dazu auch die auf dem rechten Ufer der Neiße gelegenen Stadtteile - heute das polnische Zgorzelec)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Görlitz, with forms such as "ggörlitz", "grölitz", and "gölritz". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Görlitz, spelled G-Ö-R-L-I-T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt in Sachsen, Deutschland (früher gehörten dazu auch die auf dem rechten Ufer der Neiße gelegenen Stadtteile - heute das polnische Zgorzelec)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Warst du schon mal in Görlitz?
  2. Der Stadtkreis Görlitz wurde 1873 geschaffen.

This word in other languages

Görlitz(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggörlitz
  • grölitz
  • gölritz
  • göriltz
  • görlittz
  • görlitzz
  • görlizt
  • görllitz
  • görltiz
  • görrlitz
  • ögrlitz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggörlitz1grölitz2gölritz2göriltz2görlittz1görlitzz1görlizt2görllitz1
Edit distance from "Görlitz"

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 "Görlitz"?
"Görlitz" is spelled G-Ö-R-L-I-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡœʁlɪt͡s].
What does "Görlitz" mean?
As a proper noun, "Görlitz" means: Stadt in Sachsen, Deutschland (früher gehörten dazu auch die auf dem rechten Ufer der Neiße gelegenen Stadtteile - heute das polnische Zgorzelec)
What are common misspellings of "Görlitz"?
Common misspellings include "ggörlitz", "grölitz", "gölritz", "göriltz", "görlittz". The correct spelling is "Görlitz".
How do you pronounce "Görlitz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Görlitz" is [ˈɡœʁlɪt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Görlitz" come from?
"Görlitz" 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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

haltbar#14,318Herford#14,322Herzogs#14,323Hingabe#14,325

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Guardian11 variantsGeorgien11 variantshinterm11 variantsgehörst11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list