nordwestliche

[nɔʁtˈvɛstlɪçə]

/[nɔʁtˈvɛstlɪçə]/ adj

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The verdict

“nordwestliche” is uncommon German (frequency #89,363 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,363
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-nordwestliche · nordwestliche · German

nordwestliche · rank #89,363 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,363
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Noobs

Nearest frequency peer: Noobs (-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 „nordwestliche“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nordwestliche
PropertyValue
Headwordnordwestliche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[nɔʁtˈvɛstlɪçə]
Letters13
Frequency rank#89,363
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „nordwestliche“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Noobs“ (#89,362), „nordöstliche“ (#89,364), „nominale“ (#89,361). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nordwestliche“ bei #89,363. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nordwestliche is uncommon German at frequency #89,363 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [nɔʁtˈvɛstlɪçə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for nordwestliche in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is nordwestliche, spelled N-O-R-D-W-E-S-T-L-I-C-H-E.

Definition

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Musterschüler#89,324Polizeiposten#89,419Mazedonischen#89,279quantitativer#89,447

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list