Schlichtheit
[ˈʃlɪçthaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Schlichtheit” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,224. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #49,224
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Eigenschaft, schlicht (einfach, nicht komplex) zu sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-schlichtheit · Schlichtheit · German
Schlichtheit · rank #49,224 · 20 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #49,224
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 20 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 107,600
- PHOTO-FINISH Schlemmer
Nearest frequency peer: Schlemmer (-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 “Schlichtheit”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Scheidungen
Scheidungen
50,780 corpus weight
- Schieneners…
Schienenersatzverkehr
50,779 corpus weight
- Schlemmer
Schlemmer
50,778 corpus weight
- Schlichtheit
Schlichtheit
50,777 corpus weight
- schlimmster
schlimmster
50,776 corpus weight
- schlucke
schlucke
50,774 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Schlichtheit” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schlichtheit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃlɪçthaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #49,224 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schlichtheit” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 20 spelling variants around Schlichtheit (IPA [ˈʃlɪçthaɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,224 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Eigenschaft, schlicht (einfach, nicht komplex) zu sein".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schlichtheit, with forms such as "cshlichtheit", "scchlichtheit", and "schhlichtheit". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schlichtheit, spelled S-C-H-L-I-C-H-T-H-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Eigenschaft, schlicht (einfach, nicht komplex) zu sein
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- cshlichtheit
- scchlichtheit
- schhlichtheit
- schilchtheit
- schlcihtheit
- schlicchtheit
- schlichhteit
- schlichhtheit
- schlichtehit
- schlichtheitt
- schlichtheti
- schlichthheit
- schlichthiet
- schlichttheit
- schlicthheit
- schlihctheit
- schllichtheit
- sclhichtheit
- shclichtheit
- sschlichtheit
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schlichtheit - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schlichtheit", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).
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.