nördlich

/[ˈnœʁtlɪç]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,634

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

nördlich is anGermanadj. It means: auf den Norden, auf Nord bezogen, in der Richtung des Nordens Pronounced [ˈnœʁtlɪç]. It ranks #5,634 in German word frequency. Often confused with nördliche and nördlichen.

Key facts for nördlich
PropertyValue
Headwordnördlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈnœʁtlɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,634
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for nördlich is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnœʁtlɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,634 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "auf den Norden, auf Nord bezogen, in der Richtung des Nordens".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for nördlich, with forms such as "nnördlich", "nrödlich", and "nödrlich". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "nördliche", "nördlichen", "nördlicher", 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 nördlich, spelled N-Ö-R-D-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
    auf den Norden, auf Nord bezogen, in der Richtung des Nordens

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nnördlich,nrödlich,nödrlich,nörddlich,nördilch,nördlcih,nördlicch,nördlichh,nördlihc,nördllich,nörldich,nörrdlich,önrdlich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for nördlich

Misspelling Variants of "nördlich"

nnördlich9nrödlich8nödrlich8nörddlich9nördilch8nördlcih8nördlicch9nördlichh9
Misspelling Variants of "nördlich"

Frequency rank: #5,634 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nördlich"?
"nördlich" is spelled N-Ö-R-D-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnœʁtlɪç].
What does "nördlich" mean?
As an adj, "nördlich" means: auf den Norden, auf Nord bezogen, in der Richtung des Nordens
What words are commonly confused with "nördlich"?
"nördlich" is commonly confused with "nördliche", "nördlichen", "nördlicher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nördlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nördlich" is [ˈnœʁtlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nördlich" come from?
"nördlich" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter N in our German index:

Explore PlainSpell

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.