irrtümlicherweise
[ˈɪʁtyːmlɪçɐˌvaɪ̯zə]
The verdict
“irrtümlicherweise” is uncommon German (frequency #90,473 among 17,725 “I” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,473
- frequency rank, German
- 17,725
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - durch einen Irrtum verursacht; auf einem Irrtum beruhend
Corpus desk
Index DE-irrtumlicherweise · irrtümlicherweise · German
irrtümlicherweise · rank #90,473 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #90,473
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 17,725
- PHOTO-FINISH Irrlehre
Nearest frequency peer: Irrlehre (-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 “irrtümlicherweise”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- inventory
inventory
9,532 corpus weight
- Investition…
Investitionsprogramm
9,531 corpus weight
- Investition…
Investitionsstau
9,530 corpus weight
- Irrlehre
Irrlehre
9,529 corpus weight
- irrtümliche…
irrtümlicherweise
9,528 corpus weight
- jahreszeitl…
jahreszeitlichen
9,524 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “irrtümlicherweise” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | irrtümlicherweise |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈɪʁtyːmlɪçɐˌvaɪ̯zə] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Frequency rank | #90,473 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “irrtümlicherweise” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
irrtümlicherweise is uncommon German at frequency #90,473 among 17,725 “I” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈɪʁtyːmlɪçɐˌvaɪ̯zə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durch einen Irrtum verursacht; auf einem Irrtum beruhend".
Zero misspellings are on record for irrtümlicherweise in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is irrtümlicherweise, spelled I-R-R-T-Ü-M-L-I-C-H-E-R-W-E-I-S-E.
Definition
- 1durch einen Irrtum verursacht; auf einem Irrtum beruhend
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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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "irrtümlicherweise", not the corpus desk frequency band.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 17 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.