nördliches
[ˈnœʁtlɪçəs]
The verdict
“nördliches” is uncommon German (frequency #92,027 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,027
- frequency rank, German
- 26,919
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nördlich
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nördliches |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈnœʁtlɪçəs] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #92,027 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nördliches” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
nördliches is uncommon German at frequency #92,027 among 26,919 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈnœʁtlɪçəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for nördliches, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is nördliches, spelled N-Ö-R-D-L-I-C-H-E-S.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nördlich
- 2Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nördlich
- 3Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nördlich
- 4Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nördlich
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 “nördliches”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is N-Ö-R-D-L-I-C-H-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.