persönlich

[pɛʁˈzøːnlɪç]

/[pɛʁˈzøːnlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“persönlich” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,305. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,305
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von einer Person (direkt) stammend

Corpus desk

Index DE-personlich · persönlich · German

persönlich · rank #1,305 · 16 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,305
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Patienten

Nearest frequency peer: Patienten (-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 „persönlich“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „persönlich“ 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).

persönlich vs persönliche
91% similar
persönlich vs persönlichen
83% similar
persönlich vs persönlicher
83% similar

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

Key facts for persönlich
PropertyValue
Headwordpersönlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pɛʁˈzøːnlɪç]
Letters10
Frequency rank#1,305
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „persönlich“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Patienten“ (#1,304), „schlafen“ (#1,306), „möglichst“ (#1,303). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „persönlich“ bei #1,305. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around persönlich (IPA [pɛʁˈzøːnlɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,305 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for persönlich, with forms such as "eprsönlich", "perrsönlich", and "persnölich". 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, "persönliche", "persönlichen", "persönlicher", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is persönlich, spelled P-E-R-S-Ö-N-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    von einer Person (direkt) stammend
  2. 2
    in eigener Person
  3. 3
    nur die eigene Person betreffend, nicht für Fremde bestimmt
  4. 4
    ein besonderes Merkmal von jemandem kennzeichnend
  5. 5
    auf jemanden direkt bezogen, und nicht auf eine Sache oder einen Inhalt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich habe eine persönliche Einladung vom Direktor bekommen.
  2. „Die persönlichen Gegenstände waren es, die den Archäologen schließlich die entscheidenden Hinweise auf die Herkunft der Angreifer gaben.“

Antonyms

unpersönlichöffentlich

This word in other languages

personal(English)personal(Español)personnel(Français)pessoal(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprsönlich
  • perrsönlich
  • persnölich
  • perssönlich
  • persölnich
  • persönilch
  • persönlcih
  • persönlicch
  • persönlichh
  • persönlihc
  • persönllich
  • persönnlich
  • perösnlich
  • pesrönlich
  • ppersönlich
  • presönlich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of persönlich - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eprsönlich2perrsönlich1persnölich2perssönlich1persölnich2persönilch2persönlcih2persönlicch1
Edit distance from "persönlich"

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 "persönlich"?
"persönlich" is spelled P-E-R-S-Ö-N-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [pɛʁˈzøːnlɪç].
What does "persönlich" mean?
As an adjective, "persönlich" means: von einer Person (direkt) stammend
What words are commonly confused with "persönlich"?
"persönlich" is commonly confused with "persönliche", "persönlichen", "persönlicher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "persönlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "persönlich" is [pɛʁˈzøːnlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "persönlich" come from?
"persönlich" 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 "persönlich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Teilnehmer#1,307willkommen#1,311zusätzlich#1,251Diskussion#1,412

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

interessant16 variantsentschieden16 variantsmiteinander16 variantsGeburtstag16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list