letztlich
[ˈlɛt͡stlɪç]
The verdict
“letztlich” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #2,454 in German word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #2,454
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - letzten Endes, im Grunde
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | letztlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈlɛt͡stlɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #2,454 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “letztlich” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for letztlich is 9 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlɛt͡stlɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,454 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "letzten Endes, im Grunde".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for letztlich, with forms such as "eltztlich", "lettzlich", and "lettztlich". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is letztlich, spelled L-E-T-Z-T-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1letzten Endes, im Grunde
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eltztlich,lettzlich,lettztlich,letzltich,letztilch,letztlcih,letztlicch,letztlichh,letztlihc,letztllich,letzttlich,letzztlich,lezttlich,lletztlich,lteztlich
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of letztlich - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “letztlich”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-E-T-Z-T-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈlɛt͡stlɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.