höfliche

Name: höfliche, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈhøːflɪçə]

/[ˈhøːflɪçə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“höfliche” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,357. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,357
frequency rank, German: 3,372
“H” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-hofliche · höfliche · German

höfliche · rank #45,357 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #45,357
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-MID 3,372
PHOTO-FINISH Hässlichkeit

Nearest frequency peer: Hässlichkeit (-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.

holde

54,649
Hässlichkeit

54,645
höfliche

54,644
idole

54,642
indigene

54,640
Industrielä…

54,639

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

höfliche vs höflich

88% similar

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

Key facts for höfliche
Property	Value
Headword	höfliche
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈhøːflɪçə]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#45,357
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „höfliche“

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

#45,357

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Hässlichkeit“ (#45,356), „idole“ (#45,359), „indigene“ (#45,361). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „höfliche“ bei #45,357. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around höfliche (IPA [ˈhøːflɪçə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #45,357 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for höfliche, with forms such as "hföliche", "hhöfliche", and "höffliche". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "höflich", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is höfliche, spelled H-Ö-F-L-I-C-H-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

hföliche
hhöfliche
höffliche
höfilche
höflcihe
höflicche
höfliceh
höflichhe
höflihce
höflliche
hölfiche
öhfliche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "höfliche"

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 "höfliche"?

"höfliche" is spelled H-Ö-F-L-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhøːflɪçə].

What does "höfliche" mean?

As an adjective, "höfliche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs höflich

What words are commonly confused with "höfliche"?

"höfliche" is commonly confused with "höflich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "höfliche"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "höfliche" is [ˈhøːflɪçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "höfliche" come from?

"höfliche" 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 "höfliche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

indigene#45,361 invasive#45,366 Jeremias#45,368 Heimkino#45,342

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Heathrow12 variants Hagedorn12 variants gültiger12 variants Kraniche12 variants