offizielle

Name: offizielle, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ɔfiˈt͡si̯ɛlə]

/[ɔfiˈt͡si̯ɛlə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“offizielle” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,202. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,202
frequency rank, German: 14,908
“O” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings: 5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs offiziell

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

offizielle vs Offiziere

70% similar

offizielle vs offiziellen

91% similar

offizielle vs offizieller

91% similar

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

Key facts for offizielle
Property	Value
Headword	offizielle
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ɔfiˈt͡si̯ɛlə]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#3,202
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	5
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “offizielle” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). offizielle lands here:

#3,202

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around offizielle (IPA [ɔfiˈt͡si̯ɛlə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,202 among 14,908 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for offizielle, with forms such as "fofizielle", "offiizelle", and "offizeille". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Offiziere", "offiziellen", "offizieller", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is offizielle, spelled O-F-F-I-Z-I-E-L-L-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs offiziell
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs offiziell
3
Nominativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs offiziell
4
Akkusativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs offiziell
5
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs offiziell
6
Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs offiziell
7
Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs offiziell
8
Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs offiziell
9
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs offiziell
10
Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs offiziell
11
Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs offiziell

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

fofizielle
offiizelle
offizeille
offiziele
offizielel
offizilele
offizzielle
offziielle
ofifzielle
ofizielle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "offizielle"

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 "offizielle"?

"offizielle" is spelled O-F-F-I-Z-I-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɔfiˈt͡si̯ɛlə].

What does "offizielle" mean?

As an adjective, "offizielle" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs offiziell

What words are commonly confused with "offizielle"?

"offizielle" is commonly confused with "Offiziere", "offiziellen", "offizieller". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "offizielle"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "offizielle" is [ɔfiˈt͡si̯ɛlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "offizielle" come from?

"offizielle" 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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Using “offizielle”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is O-F-F-I-Z-I-E-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ɔfiˈt͡si̯ɛlə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Offiziere” - see the side-by-side comparison. offizielle vs Offiziere
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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.