königlich

[ˈkøːnɪklɪç]

/[ˈkøːnɪklɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“königlich” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,348. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,348
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den König betreffend, zu ihm gehörend

Corpus desk

Index DE-koniglich · königlich · German

königlich · rank #17,348 · 14 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,348
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kristina

Nearest frequency peer: Kristina (-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 „königlich“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „königlich“ 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).

königlich vs Königreich
70% similar
königlich vs königliche
90% similar
königlich vs königlichen
82% similar

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

Key facts for königlich
PropertyValue
Headwordköniglich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkøːnɪklɪç]
Letters9
Frequency rank#17,348
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „königlich“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).königlichliegt 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: „Kristina“ (#17,347), „Krankenwagen“ (#17,346), „landesweit“ (#17,350). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „königlich“ bei #17,348. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around königlich (IPA [ˈkøːnɪklɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,348 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for königlich, with forms such as "kköniglich", "knöiglich", and "köinglich". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Königreich", "königliche", "königlichen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is königlich, spelled K-Ö-N-I-G-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    den König betreffend, zu ihm gehörend
  2. 2
    besonders gut oder reichlich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der König aber sprach: »nein, hat Gott ihn gegeben, soll er auch mein Sohn und Erbe seyn, nach meinem Tod auf dem königlichen Thron sitzen und die königliche Krone tragen.«“
  2. „Gesetzestexte, die sich auf Vorgänge des modernen Wirtschafts-, Finanz- und Alltagslebens beziehen, werden von islamischen Rechtsgelehrten auf ihre Vereinbarkeit mit der Scharia geprüft, bevor sie durch königliches Dekret wirksam werden.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kköniglich
  • knöiglich
  • köinglich
  • köngilich
  • königglich
  • königilch
  • königlcih
  • königlicch
  • königlichh
  • königlihc
  • königllich
  • könilgich
  • könniglich
  • ökniglich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

kköniglich1knöiglich2köinglich2köngilich2königglich1königilch2königlcih2königlicch1
Edit distance from "königlich"

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 "königlich"?
"königlich" is spelled K-Ö-N-I-G-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkøːnɪklɪç].
What does "königlich" mean?
As an adjective, "königlich" means: den König betreffend, zu ihm gehörend
What words are commonly confused with "königlich"?
"königlich" is commonly confused with "Königreich", "königliche", "königlichen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "königlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "königlich" is [ˈkøːnɪklɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "königlich" come from?
"königlich" 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 "königlich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list