malerisch

[ˈmaːləʁɪʃ]

/[ˈmaːləʁɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“malerisch” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,080. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,080
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zur Malerei gehörend, in der Art und Weise der Malkunst

Corpus desk

Index DE-malerisch · malerisch · German

malerisch · rank #40,080 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,080
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH magma

Nearest frequency peer: magma (-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 „malerisch“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „malerisch“ 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).

malerisch vs malerische
90% similar
malerisch vs malerischen
82% similar

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

Key facts for malerisch
PropertyValue
Headwordmalerisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈmaːləʁɪʃ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#40,080
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „malerisch“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).malerischliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „magma“ (#40,079), „mana“ (#40,081), „Mangan“ (#40,082). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „malerisch“ bei #40,080. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around malerisch (IPA [ˈmaːləʁɪʃ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #40,080 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for malerisch, with forms such as "amlerisch", "maelrisch", and "maleirsch". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "malerische", "malerischen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is malerisch, spelled M-A-L-E-R-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    zur Malerei gehörend, in der Art und Weise der Malkunst
  2. 2
    schön; zum Malen geeignet, sich zum Malen anbietend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Meine ersten malerischen Skizzen liegen Jahrzehnte zurück.
  2. Das kleine Dörfchen liegt in einem malerischen Tal eingerahmt von bewaldeten Bergen.

This word in other languages

picturesque(English)pittoresque(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amlerisch
  • maelrisch
  • maleirsch
  • malericsh
  • maleriscch
  • malerischh
  • malerishc
  • malerissch
  • malerrisch
  • malersich
  • mallerisch
  • malreisch
  • mlaerisch
  • mmalerisch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amlerisch2maelrisch2maleirsch2malericsh2maleriscch1malerischh1malerishc2malerissch1
Edit distance from "malerisch"

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 "malerisch"?
"malerisch" is spelled M-A-L-E-R-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaːləʁɪʃ].
What does "malerisch" mean?
As an adjective, "malerisch" means: zur Malerei gehörend, in der Art und Weise der Malkunst
What words are commonly confused with "malerisch"?
"malerisch" is commonly confused with "malerische", "malerischen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "malerisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "malerisch" is [ˈmaːləʁɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "malerisch" come from?
"malerisch" 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 "malerisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Lorbeeren#40,072Münsingen#40,100Landleben#40,058Nachtzeit#40,104

Similar misspelling depth

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

Luftballon14 variantsKalenders14 variantsProthesen14 variantsRedensart14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list