örtlich
[ˈœʁtlɪç]
The verdict
“örtlich” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,143. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #21,143
- frequency rank, German
- 53
- “Ö” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf einen Ort oder eine Region bezogen
Corpus desk
Index DE-ortlich · örtlich · German
örtlich · rank #21,143 · 10 variants · 5 confusables
- FREQ-MID #21,143
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 53
- PHOTO-FINISH ärztlicher
Nearest frequency peer: ärztlicher (-2 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 „örtlich“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- zusehends
zusehends
78,862 corpus weight
- Zuwendungen
Zuwendungen
78,861 corpus weight
- ärztlicher
ärztlicher
78,860 corpus weight
- örtlich
örtlich
78,858 corpus weight
- übergegangen
übergegangen
78,856 corpus weight
- Abdruck
Abdruck
78,854 corpus weight
What this shows „örtlich“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | örtlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈœʁtlɪç] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #21,143 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „örtlich“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around örtlich (IPA [ˈœʁtlɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #21,143 among 53 “Ö” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for örtlich, with forms such as "örltich", "örrtlich", and "örtilch". 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, "östlich", "örtliche", "östliche", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is örtlich, spelled Ö-R-T-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1auf einen Ort oder eine Region bezogen
- 2auf eine Körperstelle begrenzt, einen Körperteil betreffend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how örtlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die örtliche Mannschaft ist Favorit.
Obama schloss im örtlichen Regionalprogramm des Fernsehsenders CBS eine Kandidatur als Vizepräsident unter Clinton aus.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- örltich
- örrtlich
- örtilch
- örtlcih
- örtlicch
- örtlichh
- örtlihc
- örtllich
- örttlich
- ötrlich
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of örtlich - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "örtlich", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).