ländlich

[ˈlɛntlɪç]

/[ˈlɛntlɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“ländlich” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,686. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,686
frequency rank, German
30,953
“L” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - charakteristisch für das (landwirtschaftlich orientierte) Leben, die Bevölkerung, die Gegend außerhalb von Städten

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

ländlich vs länglich
88% similar
ländlich vs ländliche
89% similar
ländlich vs längliche
78% similar

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

Key facts for ländlich
PropertyValue
Headwordländlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈlɛntlɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#29,686
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ländlich” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ländlich lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around ländlich (IPA [ˈlɛntlɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #29,686 among 30,953 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "charakteristisch für das (landwirtschaftlich orientierte) Leben, die Bevölkerung, die Gegend außerhalb von Städten".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for ländlich, with forms such as "lländlich", "lnädlich", and "lädnlich". 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, "länglich", "ländliche", "längliche", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is ländlich, spelled L-Ä-N-D-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    charakteristisch für das (landwirtschaftlich orientierte) Leben, die Bevölkerung, die Gegend außerhalb von Städten

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lländlich
  • lnädlich
  • lädnlich
  • länddlich
  • ländilch
  • ländlcih
  • ländlicch
  • ländlichh
  • ländlihc
  • ländllich
  • länldich
  • länndlich
  • älndlich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lländlich1lnädlich2lädnlich2länddlich1ländilch2ländlcih2ländlicch1ländlichh1
Edit distance from "ländlich"

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 "ländlich"?
"ländlich" is spelled L-Ä-N-D-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɛntlɪç].
What does "ländlich" mean?
As an adjective, "ländlich" means: charakteristisch für das (landwirtschaftlich orientierte) Leben, die Bevölkerung, die Gegend außerhalb von Städten
What words are commonly confused with "ländlich"?
"ländlich" is commonly confused with "länglich", "ländliche", "längliche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ländlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ländlich" is [ˈlɛntlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ländlich" come from?
"ländlich" 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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “ländlich”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is L-Ä-N-D-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈlɛntlɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “länglich” - see the side-by-side comparison. ländlich vs länglich
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list