schädliche

[ˈʃɛːtlɪçə]

/[ˈʃɛːtlɪçə]/ adj

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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
8,027
“S” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-schadliche · schädliche · German

schädliche · rank #24,504 · 16 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,504
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schwerpunkten

Nearest frequency peer: Schwerpunkten (-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 „schädliche“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schädliche“ 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).

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
PropertyValue
Headwordschädliche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃɛːtlɪçə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#24,504
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schädliche“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).schädlicheliegt 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: „Schwerpunkten“ (#24,503), „schädlichen“ (#24,505), „Schulkinder“ (#24,502). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schädliche“ bei #24,504. 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 8,027 “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. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schädlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schädlich
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schädlich
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schädlich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schädlich
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schädlich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schädlich
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schädlich
  9. 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.

cshädliche2scchädliche1schdäliche2schhädliche1schäddliche1schädilche2schädlcihe2schädlicche1
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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Seelsorger#24,506schleudern#24,498Spielenden#24,514stattliche#24,523

Similar misspelling depth

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

schrumpft16 variantsschnelleren16 variantsspirituellen16 variantsstrahlende16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list