menschliche

[ˈmɛnʃlɪçə]

/[ˈmɛnʃlɪçə]/ adj

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The verdict

“menschliche” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #3,674 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#3,674
frequency rank, German
11
letters
18
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs menschlich

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

menschliche vs menschlichen
92% similar
menschliche vs menschlicher
92% similar
menschliche vs menschliches
92% similar

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

Key facts for menschliche
PropertyValue
Headwordmenschliche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈmɛnʃlɪçə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#3,674
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “menschliche” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). menschliche lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for menschliche is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmɛnʃlɪçə]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,674 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for menschliche, with forms such as "emnschliche", "mencshliche", and "mennschliche". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "menschlichen", "menschlicher", "menschliches", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 menschliche, spelled M-E-N-S-C-H-L-I-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs menschlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs menschlich
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs menschlich
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs menschlich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs menschlich
  6. 6
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs menschlich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs menschlich
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs menschlich
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs menschlich
  10. 10
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs menschlich
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs menschlich

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emnschliche,mencshliche,mennschliche,menscchliche,menschhliche,menschilche,menschlcihe,menschlicche,menschliceh,menschlichhe,menschlihce,menschlliche,mensclhiche,menshcliche,mensschliche,mesnchliche,mmenschliche,mneschliche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of menschliche - 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.

emnschliche2mencshliche2mennschliche1menscchliche1menschhliche1menschilche2menschlcihe2menschlicche1
Edit distance from "menschliche"

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 "menschliche"?
"menschliche" is spelled M-E-N-S-C-H-L-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɛnʃlɪçə].
What does "menschliche" mean?
As an adjective, "menschliche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs menschlich
What words are commonly confused with "menschliche"?
"menschliche" is commonly confused with "menschlichen", "menschlicher", "menschliches". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "menschliche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "menschliche" is [ˈmɛnʃlɪçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "menschliche" come from?
"menschliche" 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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Using “menschliche”

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-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmɛnʃlɪçə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “menschlichen” - see the side-by-side comparison. menschliche vs menschlichen
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list