monatlich
[ˈmoːnatlɪç]
The verdict
“monatlich” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #5,286 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #5,286
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jeden Monat wiederkehrend, in jedem Monat
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 | monatlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈmoːnatlɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #5,286 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “monatlich” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for monatlich is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmoːnatlɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,286 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "jeden Monat wiederkehrend, in jedem Monat".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for monatlich, with forms such as "mmonatlich", "mnoatlich", and "moantlich". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "monatliche", "monatlichen", "monatliches", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is monatlich, spelled M-O-N-A-T-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1jeden Monat wiederkehrend, in jedem Monat
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: mmonatlich,mnoatlich,moantlich,monaltich,monatilch,monatlcih,monatlicch,monatlichh,monatlihc,monatllich,monattlich,monnatlich,montalich,omnatlich
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of monatlich - 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.
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 “monatlich”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-O-N-A-T-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmoːnatlɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “monatliche” - see the side-by-side comparison. monatlich vs monatliche
- 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.