kirchlich

[ˈkɪʁçlɪç]

/[ˈkɪʁçlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“kirchlich” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,806. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,806
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zur Kirche gehörend, die Kirche betreffend, von der Kirche ausgehend (als institutionelle Glaubensgemeinschaft)

Corpus desk

Index DE-kirchlich · kirchlich · German

kirchlich · rank #27,806 · 15 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,806
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH klargestellt

Nearest frequency peer: klargestellt (+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 „kirchlich“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „kirchlich“ 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).

kirchlich vs kirchliche
90% similar
kirchlich vs kirchlichen
82% similar
kirchlich vs kirchlicher
82% similar

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

Key facts for kirchlich
PropertyValue
Headwordkirchlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkɪʁçlɪç]
Letters9
Frequency rank#27,806
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „kirchlich“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.kirchlichliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „klargestellt“ (#27,807), „Kentucky“ (#27,804), „klarmachen“ (#27,808). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kirchlich“ bei #27,806. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around kirchlich (IPA [ˈkɪʁçlɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,806 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "zur Kirche gehörend, die Kirche betreffend, von der Kirche ausgehend (als institutionelle Glaubensgemeinschaft)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for kirchlich, with forms such as "ikrchlich", "kicrhlich", and "kircchlich". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "kirchliche", "kirchlichen", "kirchlicher", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is kirchlich, spelled K-I-R-C-H-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    zur Kirche gehörend, die Kirche betreffend, von der Kirche ausgehend (als institutionelle Glaubensgemeinschaft)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how kirchlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Nach der standesamtlichen Hochzeit haben wir uns auch kirchlich getraut.
  2. Politische und kirchliche Vertreter nahmen an der Veranstaltung teil.

This word in other languages

church(English)eclesiástico(Español)religieux(Français)eclesiástico(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ikrchlich
  • kicrhlich
  • kircchlich
  • kirchhlich
  • kirchilch
  • kirchlcih
  • kirchlicch
  • kirchlichh
  • kirchlihc
  • kirchllich
  • kirclhich
  • kirhclich
  • kirrchlich
  • kkirchlich
  • krichlich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ikrchlich2kicrhlich2kircchlich1kirchhlich1kirchilch2kirchlcih2kirchlicch1kirchlichh1
Edit distance from "kirchlich"

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 "kirchlich"?
"kirchlich" is spelled K-I-R-C-H-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɪʁçlɪç].
What does "kirchlich" mean?
As an adjective, "kirchlich" means: zur Kirche gehörend, die Kirche betreffend, von der Kirche ausgehend (als institutionelle Glaubensgemeinschaft)
What words are commonly confused with "kirchlich"?
"kirchlich" is commonly confused with "kirchliche", "kirchlichen", "kirchlicher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kirchlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kirchlich" is [ˈkɪʁçlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kirchlich" come from?
"kirchlich" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Kalkstein#27,801libyschen#27,826imperator#27,779illegales#27,777

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

intensives15 variantsIndustrien15 variantsnachteilig15 variantsgefährdete15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list