plötzliches

[ˈplœt͡slɪçəs]

/[ˈplœt͡slɪçəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“plötzliches” is uncommon German (frequency #63,649 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,649
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-plotzliches · plötzliches · German

plötzliches · rank #63,649 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,649
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH platonischen

Nearest frequency peer: platonischen (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “plötzliches”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “plötzliches” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for plötzliches
PropertyValue
Headwordplötzliches
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈplœt͡slɪçəs]
Letters11
Frequency rank#63,649
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “plötzliches” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).plötzlichesliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „platonischen“ (#63,648), „plünderten“ (#63,650), „planbar“ (#63,647). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

plötzliches is uncommon German at frequency #63,649 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈplœt͡slɪçəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

plötzliches doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is plötzliches, spelled P-L-Ö-T-Z-L-I-C-H-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs plötzlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs plötzlich
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs plötzlich
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs plötzlich

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 "plötzliches"?
"plötzliches" is spelled P-L-Ö-T-Z-L-I-C-H-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈplœt͡slɪçəs].
What does "plötzliches" mean?
As an adjective, "plötzliches" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs plötzlich
How do you pronounce "plötzliches"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plötzliches" is [ˈplœt͡slɪçəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plötzliches" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

praktikable#63,659Präposition#63,669päpstlicher#63,673Rasenfläche#63,679

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list