literarisch

[lɪtəˈʁaːʁɪʃ]

/[lɪtəˈʁaːʁɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“literarisch” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,421. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,421
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Literatur eigen, zugehörend

Corpus desk

Index DE-literarisch · literarisch · German

literarisch · rank #22,421 · 17 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,421
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Linus

Nearest frequency peer: Linus (-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 „literarisch“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „literarisch“ 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).

literarisch vs literarische
92% similar
literarisch vs literarischen
85% similar
literarisch vs literarischer
85% similar

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

Key facts for literarisch
PropertyValue
Headwordliterarisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[lɪtəˈʁaːʁɪʃ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#22,421
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „literarisch“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).literarischliegt 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: „Linus“ (#22,420), „losen“ (#22,422), „Lingen“ (#22,419). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „literarisch“ bei #22,421. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around literarisch (IPA [lɪtəˈʁaːʁɪʃ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #22,421 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "der Literatur eigen, zugehörend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for literarisch, with forms such as "ilterarisch", "lietrarisch", and "litearrisch". 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, "literarische", "literarischen", "literarischer", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is literarisch, spelled L-I-T-E-R-A-R-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Literatur eigen, zugehörend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der literarische Abend war sehr schön.
  2. „Indem man sowohl das Gestalten kultureller Werte als auch das Manipulieren von Mythen unter die Lupe nimmt, erlangen literarische Darstellungen über das U-Boot ebenfalls eine besondere Bedeutung.“

Antonyms

unliterarisch

This word in other languages

literary(English)literario(Español)littéraire(Français)literário(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilterarisch
  • lietrarisch
  • litearrisch
  • literairsch
  • literaricsh
  • literariscch
  • literarischh
  • literarishc
  • literarissch
  • literarrisch
  • literarsich
  • literraisch
  • literrarisch
  • litrearisch
  • litterarisch
  • lliterarisch
  • ltierarisch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ilterarisch2lietrarisch2litearrisch2literairsch2literaricsh2literariscch1literarischh1literarishc2
Edit distance from "literarisch"

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 "literarisch"?
"literarisch" is spelled L-I-T-E-R-A-R-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [lɪtəˈʁaːʁɪʃ].
What does "literarisch" mean?
As an adjective, "literarisch" means: der Literatur eigen, zugehörend
What words are commonly confused with "literarisch"?
"literarisch" is commonly confused with "literarische", "literarischen", "literarischer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "literarisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "literarisch" is [lɪtəˈʁaːʁɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "literarisch" come from?
"literarisch" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Luxemburger#22,423Kunstwerken#22,409Korrektheit#22,403Nebenkosten#22,449

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Kanalisation17 variantspädagogisch17 variantsSchwuchtel17 variantsfreigestellt17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list