offiziellen

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

[ɔfiˈt͡si̯ɛlən]

/[ɔfiˈt͡si̯ɛlən]/ adj

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

The verdict

“offiziellen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,063. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,063
frequency rank, German: 14,908
“O” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 5
confusable pairs

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

offiziellen vs Offizieren

73% similar

offiziellen vs offizieller

91% similar

offiziellen vs offizielles

91% similar

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

Key facts for offiziellen
Property	Value
Headword	offiziellen
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ɔfiˈt͡si̯ɛlən]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#3,063
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	5
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “offiziellen” 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). offiziellen lands here:

#3,063

#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 12 spelling variants around offiziellen (IPA [ɔfiˈt͡si̯ɛlən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,063 among 14,908 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 20 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for offiziellen, with forms such as "fofiziellen", "offiizellen", and "offizeillen". 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, "Offizieren", "offizieller", "offizielles", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is offiziellen, spelled O-F-F-I-Z-I-E-L-L-E-N.

Definition

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Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs offiziell
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Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs offiziell
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Genitiv Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs offiziell
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Dativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs offiziell
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Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs offiziell
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Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs offiziell
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Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs offiziell
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Genitiv Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs offiziell
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Dativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs offiziell
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Genitiv Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs offiziell
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Dativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs offiziell
12
Plural Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs offiziell
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Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs offiziell
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Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs offiziell
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Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs offiziell
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Genitiv Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs offiziell
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Dativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs offiziell
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Genitiv Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs offiziell
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Dativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs offiziell
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Plural der gemischten Flexion Positiv des Adjektivs offiziell

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

fofiziellen
offiizellen
offizeillen
offizieleln
offizielen
offiziellenn
offiziellne
offizilelen
offizziellen
offziiellen
ofifziellen
ofiziellen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of offiziellen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "offiziellen"

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 "offiziellen"?

"offiziellen" is spelled O-F-F-I-Z-I-E-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɔfiˈt͡si̯ɛlən].

What does "offiziellen" mean?

As an adjective, "offiziellen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs offiziell

What words are commonly confused with "offiziellen"?

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

How do you pronounce "offiziellen"?

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

What language does "offiziellen" come from?

"offiziellen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “offiziellen”

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-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ɔfiˈt͡si̯ɛlən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Offizieren” - see the side-by-side comparison. offiziellen vs Offizieren
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.