östlicher

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

[ˈœstlɪçɐ]

/[ˈœstlɪçɐ]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“östlicher” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,328. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,328
frequency rank, German: 53
“Ö” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings: 6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs östlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-ostlicher · östlicher · German

östlicher · rank #37,328 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

FREQ-MID #37,328
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
VAR-HIGH 14 variants
BOOK-MID 53
PHOTO-FINISH Äquator

Nearest frequency peer: Äquator (-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.

Zwillingsbr…

62,676
zähen

62,675
Äquator

62,674
östlicher

62,673
überblicken

62,672
überbrückt

62,671

What this shows „östlicher“ 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).

östlicher vs östlich

78% similar

östlicher vs örtliche

78% similar

östlicher vs östliche

89% similar

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

Key facts for östlicher
Property	Value
Headword	östlicher
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈœstlɪçɐ]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#37,328
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	6
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „östlicher“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).östlicherliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#37,328

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Äquator“ (#37,327), „überblicken“ (#37,329), „zähen“ (#37,326). Unter 53 „Ö“-Lemmata liegt „östlicher“ bei #37,328. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around östlicher (IPA [ˈœstlɪçɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,328 among 53 “Ö” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for östlicher, with forms such as "sötlicher", "öslticher", and "össtlicher". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is östlicher, spelled Ö-S-T-L-I-C-H-E-R.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs östlich
2
Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs östlich
3
Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs östlich
4
Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs östlich
5
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs östlich

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

sötlicher
öslticher
össtlicher
östilcher
östlciher
östliccher
östlicehr
östlicherr
östlichher
östlichre
östlihcer
östllicher
östtlicher
ötslicher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of östlicher - 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 "östlicher"

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 "östlicher"?

"östlicher" is spelled Ö-S-T-L-I-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈœstlɪçɐ].

What does "östlicher" mean?

As an adjective, "östlicher" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs östlich

What words are commonly confused with "östlicher"?

"östlicher" is commonly confused with "östlich", "örtliche", "östliche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "östlicher"?

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

What language does "östlicher" come from?

"östlicher" 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 "östlicher", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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