Pflicht

[p͡flɪçt]

/[p͡flɪçt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pflicht” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,316. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,316
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas, das getan werden muss, was von einem verlangt oder erwartet wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-pflicht · Pflicht · German

Pflicht · rank #2,316 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,316
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pass

Nearest frequency peer: Pass (-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 „Pflicht“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Pflicht“ 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).

Pflicht vs Pflichten
78% similar

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

Key facts for Pflicht
PropertyValue
HeadwordPflicht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[p͡flɪçt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,316
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Pflicht“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Pass“ (#2,315), „Ruf“ (#2,317), „null“ (#2,314). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pflicht“ bei #2,316. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Pflicht (IPA [p͡flɪçt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,316 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas, das getan werden muss, was von einem verlangt oder erwartet wird".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pflicht, with forms such as "fplicht", "pfflicht", and "pfilcht". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Pflichten", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 Pflicht, spelled P-F-L-I-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas, das getan werden muss, was von einem verlangt oder erwartet wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Als Polizist ist es seine Pflicht, gegen das Verbrechen zu kämpfen.
  2. „Für Schweitzer bedeutet es, ein geistiger Abenteurer zu sein, wie die Welt sie nötig hat, wenn man die Fähigkeit entwickelt, sein Vorhaben nicht als etwas Außergewöhnliches, sondern als etwas Selbstverständliches zu begreifen, bei dem man nur seine Pflicht erfüllt."

Synonyms

Verpflichtung

Antonyms

Option

This word in other languages

duty(English)obligación(Español)devoir(Français)obrigação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fplicht
  • pfflicht
  • pfilcht
  • pflciht
  • pfliccht
  • pflichht
  • pflichtt
  • pflicth
  • pflihct
  • pfllicht
  • plficht
  • ppflicht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Pflicht - 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.

fplicht2pfflicht1pfilcht2pflciht2pfliccht1pflichht1pflichtt1pflicth2
Edit distance from "Pflicht"

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 "Pflicht"?
"Pflicht" is spelled P-F-L-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [p͡flɪçt].
What does "Pflicht" mean?
As a noun, "Pflicht" means: etwas, das getan werden muss, was von einem verlangt oder erwartet wird
What words are commonly confused with "Pflicht"?
"Pflicht" is commonly confused with "Pflichten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Pflicht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pflicht" is [p͡flɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pflicht" come from?
"Pflicht" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Pflicht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list