nördliche

[ˈnœʁtlɪçə]

/[ˈnœʁtlɪçə]/ adj

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The verdict

“nördliche” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,666. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,666
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nördlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-nordliche · nördliche · German

nördliche · rank #17,666 · 14 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,666
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH nächtliche

Nearest frequency peer: nächtliche (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „nördliche“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „nördliche“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

nördliche vs nördlichen
90% similar
nördliche vs nördlicher
90% similar
nördliche vs nördlich
89% similar

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

Key facts for nördliche
PropertyValue
Headwordnördliche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈnœʁtlɪçə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#17,666
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „nördliche“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.nördlicheliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „nächtliche“ (#17,665), „Offenburg“ (#17,667), „Nächten“ (#17,664). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nördliche“ bei #17,666. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around nördliche (IPA [ˈnœʁtlɪçə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,666 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for nördliche, with forms such as "nnördliche", "nrödliche", and "nödrliche". 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, "nördlichen", "nördlicher", "nördlich", and more, 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, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is nördliche, spelled N-Ö-R-D-L-I-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nördlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nördlich
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nördlich
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nördlich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nördlich
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nördlich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nördlich
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nördlich
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nördlich

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nnördliche
  • nrödliche
  • nödrliche
  • nörddliche
  • nördilche
  • nördlcihe
  • nördlicche
  • nördliceh
  • nördlichhe
  • nördlihce
  • nördlliche
  • nörldiche
  • nörrdliche
  • önrdliche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nördliche - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

nnördliche1nrödliche2nödrliche2nörddliche1nördilche2nördlcihe2nördlicche1nördliceh2
Edit distance from "nördliche"

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 "nördliche"?
"nördliche" is spelled N-Ö-R-D-L-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnœʁtlɪçə].
What does "nördliche" mean?
As an adjective, "nördliche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nördlich
What words are commonly confused with "nördliche"?
"nördliche" is commonly confused with "nördlichen", "nördlicher", "nördlich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nördliche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nördliche" is [ˈnœʁtlɪçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nördliche" come from?
"nördliche" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nördliche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Offenburg#17,667negativer#17,661peinliche#17,673mittwochs#17,656

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Quarantäne14 variantsRangliste14 variantsschnellere14 variantsSteinzeit14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list