herrliche

[ˈhɛʁlɪçə]

/[ˈhɛʁlɪçə]/ adj

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The verdict

“herrliche” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,453. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,453
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-herrliche · herrliche · German

herrliche · rank #11,453 · 10 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,453
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH heutiger

Nearest frequency peer: heutiger (+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 „herrliche“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „herrliche“ 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).

herrliche vs herzlich
78% similar
herrliche vs herrsche
78% similar
herrliche vs herzliche
89% similar

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

Key facts for herrliche
PropertyValue
Headwordherrliche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhɛʁlɪçə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#11,453
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „herrliche“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „heutiger“ (#11,454), „Heimatland“ (#11,451), „Homer“ (#11,455). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „herrliche“ bei #11,453. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around herrliche (IPA [ˈhɛʁlɪçə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,453 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for herrliche, with forms such as "herlriche", "herrilche", and "herrlcihe". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "herzlich", "herrsche", "herzliche", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 herrliche, spelled H-E-R-R-L-I-C-H-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • herlriche
  • herrilche
  • herrlcihe
  • herrlicche
  • herrliceh
  • herrlichhe
  • herrlihce
  • herrlliche
  • hherrliche
  • hrerliche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

herlriche2herrilche2herrlcihe2herrlicche1herrliceh2herrlichhe1herrlihce2herrlliche1
Edit distance from "herrliche"

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kartoffel#11,461klinische#11,462Kolumbien#11,463kreativen#11,466

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

höheres10 variantsliebste10 variantsfordere10 variantsfesseln10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list