ökologisch

[økoˈloːɡɪʃ]

/[økoˈloːɡɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“ökologisch” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,220. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,220
frequency rank, German
53
“Ö” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Ökologie betreffend

Corpus desk

Index DE-okologisch · ökologisch · German

ökologisch · rank #14,220 · 15 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,220
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 53
  • PHOTO-FINISH zählten

Nearest frequency peer: zählten (-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 „ökologisch“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „ökologisch“ 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).

ökologisch vs ökonomisch
80% similar
ökologisch vs ökologische
91% similar
ökologisch vs ökologischen
83% similar

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

Key facts for ökologisch
PropertyValue
Headwordökologisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[økoˈloːɡɪʃ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#14,220
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ökologisch“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „zählten“ (#14,219), „Überlebende“ (#14,221), „Zwischenfall“ (#14,218). Unter 53 „Ö“-Lemmata liegt „ökologisch“ bei #14,220. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around ökologisch (IPA [økoˈloːɡɪʃ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #14,220 among 53 “Ö” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for ökologisch, with forms such as "köologisch", "ökkologisch", and "ökloogisch". 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, "ökonomisch", "ökologische", "ökologischen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is ökologisch, spelled Ö-K-O-L-O-G-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Ökologie betreffend
  2. 2
    in Einklang mit der Natur, der Umwelt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die 14 Hektar große Grünzone hat heute neben der städtebaulichen auch wichtige wasserwirtschaftliche und ökologische Funktionen.“
  2. Die ökologische Landwirtschaft ist wichtig für die Umwelt.

Synonyms

naturbewusstumweltbewusstumweltschützend

This word in other languages

ecological(English)ecológico(Español)écologique(Français)ecológico(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • köologisch
  • ökkologisch
  • ökloogisch
  • ökolgoisch
  • ökollogisch
  • ökologgisch
  • ökologicsh
  • ökologiscch
  • ökologischh
  • ökologishc
  • ökologissch
  • ökologsich
  • ökoloigsch
  • ökoolgisch
  • öoklogisch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

köologisch2ökkologisch1ökloogisch2ökolgoisch2ökollogisch1ökologgisch1ökologicsh2ökologiscch1
Edit distance from "ökologisch"

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 "ökologisch"?
"ökologisch" is spelled Ö-K-O-L-O-G-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [økoˈloːɡɪʃ].
What does "ökologisch" mean?
As an adjective, "ökologisch" means: die Ökologie betreffend
What words are commonly confused with "ökologisch"?
"ökologisch" is commonly confused with "ökonomisch", "ökologische", "ökologischen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ökologisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ökologisch" is [økoˈloːɡɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ökologisch" come from?
"ökologisch" 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 "ökologisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

abzuwarten#14,227aggressive#14,228Würzburger#14,212aufgedeckt#14,235

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

ausgeliehen15 variantsverdienten15 variantstendenziell15 variantssubjektive15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list