nützlich

[ˈnʏt͡slɪç]

/[ˈnʏt͡slɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“nützlich” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,635. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,635
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Eigenschaft, von Nutzen zu sein; häufig oder in einer wichtigen Situation benutzbar; brauchbar

Corpus desk

Index DE-nutzlich · nützlich · German

nützlich · rank #5,635 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,635
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH nördlich

Nearest frequency peer: nördlich (-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 „nützlich“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „nützlich“ 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).

nützlich vs nützliche
89% similar
nützlich vs nützlichen
80% similar
nützlich vs nützliches
80% similar

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

Key facts for nützlich
PropertyValue
Headwordnützlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈnʏt͡slɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,635
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „nützlich“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „nördlich“ (#5,634), „Obersten“ (#5,636), „nirgendwo“ (#5,633). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nützlich“ bei #5,635. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around nützlich (IPA [ˈnʏt͡slɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,635 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "die Eigenschaft, von Nutzen zu sein; häufig oder in einer wichtigen Situation benutzbar; brauchbar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for nützlich, with forms such as "nnützlich", "ntüzlich", and "nütlzich". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "nützliche", "nützlichen", "nützliches", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is nützlich, spelled N-Ü-T-Z-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Eigenschaft, von Nutzen zu sein; häufig oder in einer wichtigen Situation benutzbar; brauchbar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how nützlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ein Kalender ist sehr nützlich.

Synonyms

praktischhilfreichnutzbringendbrauchbar

Antonyms

nutzlosunpraktischunnütz

This word in other languages

useful(English)útil(Español)utile(Français)útil(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nnützlich
  • ntüzlich
  • nütlzich
  • nüttzlich
  • nützilch
  • nützlcih
  • nützlicch
  • nützlichh
  • nützlihc
  • nützllich
  • nützzlich
  • nüztlich
  • üntzlich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

nnützlich1ntüzlich2nütlzich2nüttzlich1nützilch2nützlcih2nützlicch1nützlichh1
Edit distance from "nützlich"

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 "nützlich"?
"nützlich" is spelled N-Ü-T-Z-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnʏt͡slɪç].
What does "nützlich" mean?
As an adjective, "nützlich" means: die Eigenschaft, von Nutzen zu sein; häufig oder in einer wichtigen Situation benutzbar; brauchbar
What words are commonly confused with "nützlich"?
"nützlich" is commonly confused with "nützliche", "nützlichen", "nützliches". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nützlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nützlich" is [ˈnʏt͡slɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nützlich" come from?
"nützlich" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nördlich#5,634Obersten#5,636Rumänien#5,644mehrerer#5,625

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Spielzeit13 variantsKenntnisse13 variantsignoriert13 variantsgetrieben13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list