nördliches

[ˈnœʁtlɪçəs]

/[ˈnœʁtlɪçəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“nördliches” is uncommon German (frequency #92,027 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,027
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-nordliches · nördliches · German

nördliches · rank #92,027 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,027
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH nährte

Nearest frequency peer: nährte (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „nördliches“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „nördliches“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nördliches
PropertyValue
Headwordnördliches
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈnœʁtlɪçəs]
Letters10
Frequency rank#92,027
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „nördliches“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.nördlichesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „nährte“ (#92,026), „Nüsschen“ (#92,028), „nächstbeste“ (#92,024). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nördliches“ bei #92,027. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nördliches is uncommon German at frequency #92,027 among 1,954 “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

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nördlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nördlich
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nördlich
  4. 4
    Akkusativ 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nördliches"?
"nördliches" is spelled N-Ö-R-D-L-I-C-H-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnœʁtlɪçəs].
What does "nördliches" mean?
As an adjective, "nördliches" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nördlich
How do you pronounce "nördliches"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nördliches" is [ˈnœʁtlɪçəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nördliches" come from?
"nördliches" 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 "nördliches", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list