plötzliche

[ˈplœt͡slɪçə]

/[ˈplœt͡slɪçə]/ adj

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The verdict

“plötzliche” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,024. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,024
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-plotzliche · plötzliche · German

plötzliche · rank #18,024 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,024
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Picknick

Nearest frequency peer: Picknick (-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 „plötzliche“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „plötzliche“ 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).

plötzliche vs plötzlichen
91% similar
plötzliche vs plötzlicher
91% similar
plötzliche vs plötzlich
90% similar

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

Key facts for plötzliche
PropertyValue
Headwordplötzliche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈplœt͡slɪçə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#18,024
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „plötzliche“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).plötzlicheliegt 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: „Picknick“ (#18,023), „porter“ (#18,025), „Pianist“ (#18,022). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „plötzliche“ bei #18,024. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around plötzliche (IPA [ˈplœt͡slɪçə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,024 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for plötzliche, with forms such as "lpötzliche", "pllötzliche", and "pltözliche". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "plötzlichen", "plötzlicher", "plötzlich", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 plötzliche, spelled P-L-Ö-T-Z-L-I-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs plötzlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs plötzlich
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs plötzlich
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs plötzlich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs plötzlich
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs plötzlich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs plötzlich
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs plötzlich
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs plötzlich

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpötzliche
  • pllötzliche
  • pltözliche
  • plötlziche
  • plöttzliche
  • plötzilche
  • plötzlcihe
  • plötzlicche
  • plötzliceh
  • plötzlichhe
  • plötzlihce
  • plötzlliche
  • plötzzliche
  • plöztliche
  • pplötzliche
  • pöltzliche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lpötzliche2pllötzliche1pltözliche2plötlziche2plöttzliche1plötzilche2plötzlcihe2plötzlicche1
Edit distance from "plötzliche"

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 "plötzliche"?
"plötzliche" is spelled P-L-Ö-T-Z-L-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈplœt͡slɪçə].
What does "plötzliche" mean?
As an adjective, "plötzliche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs plötzlich
What words are commonly confused with "plötzliche"?
"plötzliche" is commonly confused with "plötzlichen", "plötzlicher", "plötzlich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "plötzliche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plötzliche" is [ˈplœt͡slɪçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plötzliche" come from?
"plötzliche" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Pflegeheim#18,019Onlineshop#18,008Reportagen#18,041Normalfall#18,001

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list