menschlich
[ˈmɛnʃlɪç]
The verdict
“menschlich” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #7,964 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #7,964
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - dem Menschen zugehörig, (wie) ein Mensch seiend
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | menschlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈmɛnʃlɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #7,964 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “menschlich” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for menschlich is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmɛnʃlɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,964 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for menschlich, with forms such as "emnschlich", "mencshlich", and "mennschlich". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "menschliche", "menschlichen", "menschlicher", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is menschlich, spelled M-E-N-S-C-H-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1dem Menschen zugehörig, (wie) ein Mensch seiend
- 2menschliche Charakterzüge besitzend (oft in Verbindung gebracht mit gütig oder sozial)
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: emnschlich,mencshlich,mennschlich,menscchlich,menschhlich,menschilch,menschlcih,menschlicch,menschlichh,menschlihc,menschllich,mensclhich,menshclich,mensschlich,mesnchlich,mmenschlich,mneschlich
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of menschlich - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “menschlich”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-E-N-S-C-H-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmɛnʃlɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “menschliche” - see the side-by-side comparison. menschlich vs menschliche
- 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.