schädliche

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

[ˈʃɛːtlɪçə]

/[ˈʃɛːtlɪçə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“schädliche” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,504. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,504
frequency rank, German: 107,600
“S” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings: 5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schädlich

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

schädliche vs Schliche

70% similar

schädliche vs Schädlinge

70% similar

schädliche vs schädlichen

91% similar

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

Key facts for schädliche
Property	Value
Headword	schädliche
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈʃɛːtlɪçə]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#24,504
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	5
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “schädliche” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). schädliche lands here:

#24,504

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around schädliche (IPA [ˈʃɛːtlɪçə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,504 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for schädliche, with forms such as "cshädliche", "scchädliche", and "schdäliche". 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, "Schliche", "Schädlinge", "schädlichen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is schädliche, spelled S-C-H-Ä-D-L-I-C-H-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cshädliche,scchädliche,schdäliche,schhädliche,schäddliche,schädilche,schädlcihe,schädlicche,schädliceh,schädlichhe,schädlihce,schädlliche,schäldiche,scähdliche,shcädliche,sschädliche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "schädliche"

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 "schädliche"?

"schädliche" is spelled S-C-H-Ä-D-L-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɛːtlɪçə].

What does "schädliche" mean?

As an adjective, "schädliche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schädlich

What words are commonly confused with "schädliche"?

"schädliche" is commonly confused with "Schliche", "Schädlinge", "schädlichen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "schädliche"?

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

What language does "schädliche" come from?

"schädliche" 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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Using “schädliche”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-Ä-D-L-I-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈʃɛːtlɪçə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Schliche” - see the side-by-side comparison. schädliche vs Schliche
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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.