katholischer

[kaˈtoːlɪʃɐ]

/[kaˈtoːlɪʃɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“katholischer” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,050. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,050
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-katholischer · katholischer · German

katholischer · rank #17,050 · 19 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,050
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kaplan

Nearest frequency peer: Kaplan (-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 „katholischer“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „katholischer“ 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).

katholischer vs katholisches
92% similar
katholischer vs katholisch
83% similar
katholischer vs katholische
92% similar

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

Key facts for katholischer
PropertyValue
Headwordkatholischer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kaˈtoːlɪʃɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#17,050
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „katholischer“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kaplan“ (#17,049), „Knaben“ (#17,051), „kanadische“ (#17,048). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „katholischer“ bei #17,050. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around katholischer (IPA [kaˈtoːlɪʃɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,050 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for katholischer, with forms such as "aktholischer", "kahtolischer", and "kathholischer". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "katholisches", "katholisch", "katholische", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is katholischer, spelled K-A-T-H-O-L-I-S-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs katholisch
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs katholisch
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs katholisch
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs katholisch
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs katholisch

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aktholischer
  • kahtolischer
  • kathholischer
  • kathloischer
  • kathoilscher
  • katholicsher
  • katholisccher
  • katholiscehr
  • katholischerr
  • katholischher
  • katholischre
  • katholishcer
  • katholisscher
  • kathollischer
  • katholsicher
  • katohlischer
  • kattholischer
  • kkatholischer
  • ktaholischer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aktholischer2kahtolischer2kathholischer1kathloischer2kathoilscher2katholicsher2katholisccher1katholiscehr2
Edit distance from "katholischer"

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 "katholischer"?
"katholischer" is spelled K-A-T-H-O-L-I-S-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈtoːlɪʃɐ].
What does "katholischer" mean?
As an adjective, "katholischer" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs katholisch
What words are commonly confused with "katholischer"?
"katholischer" is commonly confused with "katholisches", "katholisch", "katholische". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "katholischer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "katholischer" is [kaˈtoːlɪʃɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "katholischer" come from?
"katholischer" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list