herzlichen

/[ˈhɛʁt͡slɪçn̩]/ adj

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Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,355

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

herzlichen is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs herzlich Pronounced [ˈhɛʁt͡slɪçn̩]. It ranks #4,355 in German word frequency. Often confused with herzliches and herzlichst.

Key facts for herzlichen
PropertyValue
Headwordherzlichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈhɛʁt͡slɪçn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#4,355
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of herzlichen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for herzlichen is 10 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhɛʁt͡slɪçn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,355 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 20 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for herzlichen, with forms such as "ehrzlichen", "herlzichen", and "herrzlichen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "herzliches", "herzlichst", "herzlicher", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is herzlichen, spelled H-E-R-Z-L-I-C-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs herzlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs herzlich
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs herzlich
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural der starken Flexion des Adjektivs herzlich
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs herzlich
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs herzlich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs herzlich
  8. 8
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs herzlich
  9. 9
    Dativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs herzlich
  10. 10
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs herzlich
  11. 11
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs herzlich
  12. 12
    Plural der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs herzlich
  13. 13
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs herzlich
  14. 14
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs herzlich
  15. 15
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs herzlich
  16. 16
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs herzlich
  17. 17
    Dativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs herzlich
  18. 18
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs herzlich
  19. 19
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs herzlich
  20. 20
    Plural der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs herzlich

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ehrzlichen,herlzichen,herrzlichen,herzilchen,herzlcihen,herzlicchen,herzlicehn,herzlichenn,herzlichhen,herzlichne,herzlihcen,herzllichen,herzzlichen,hezrlichen,hherzlichen,hrezlichen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for herzlichen

Misspelling Variants of "herzlichen"

ehrzlichen10herlzichen10herrzlichen11herzilchen10herzlcihen10herzlicchen11herzlicehn10herzlichenn11
Misspelling Variants of "herzlichen"

Frequency rank: #4,355 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "herzlichen"?
"herzlichen" is spelled H-E-R-Z-L-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛʁt͡slɪçn̩].
What does "herzlichen" mean?
As an adj, "herzlichen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs herzlich
What words are commonly confused with "herzlichen"?
"herzlichen" is commonly confused with "herzliches", "herzlichst", "herzlicher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "herzlichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "herzlichen" is [ˈhɛʁt͡slɪçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "herzlichen" come from?
"herzlichen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.