menschlich

/[ˈmɛnʃlɪç]/ adj

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,964

in German word usage

Misspellings

17

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

menschlich is anGermanadj. It means: dem Menschen zugehörig, (wie) ein Mensch seiend Pronounced [ˈmɛnʃlɪç]. It ranks #7,964 in German word frequency. Often confused with menschliche and menschlichen.

Key facts for menschlich
PropertyValue
Headwordmenschlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈmɛnʃlɪç]
Letters10
Frequency rank#7,964
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of menschlich in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for menschlich is 10 letters long, classified as anadj, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 17 documented wrong-spelling variants for menschlich, with forms such as "emnschlich", "mencshlich", and "mennschlich". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is menschlich, spelled M-E-N-S-C-H-L-I-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    dem Menschen zugehörig, (wie) ein Mensch seiend
  2. 2
    menschliche Charakterzüge besitzend (oft in Verbindung gebracht mit gütig oder sozial)

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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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for menschlich

Misspelling Variants of "menschlich"

emnschlich10mencshlich10mennschlich11menscchlich11menschhlich11menschilch10menschlcih10menschlicch11
Misspelling Variants of "menschlich"

Frequency rank: #7,964 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "menschlich"?
"menschlich" is spelled M-E-N-S-C-H-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɛnʃlɪç].
What does "menschlich" mean?
As an adj, "menschlich" means: dem Menschen zugehörig, (wie) ein Mensch seiend
What words are commonly confused with "menschlich"?
"menschlich" is commonly confused with "menschliche", "menschlichen", "menschlicher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "menschlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "menschlich" is [ˈmɛnʃlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "menschlich" come from?
"menschlich" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.