schreckliche

[ˈʃʁɛklɪçə]

/[ˈʃʁɛklɪçə]/ adj

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The verdict

“schreckliche” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,962. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,962
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-schreckliche · schreckliche · German

schreckliche · rank #11,962 · 20 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,962
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schal

Nearest frequency peer: Schal (-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 „schreckliche“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schreckliche“ 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).

schreckliche vs schrecklichen
92% similar
schreckliche vs schreckliches
92% similar
schreckliche vs schrecklicher
92% similar

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

Key facts for schreckliche
PropertyValue
Headwordschreckliche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃʁɛklɪçə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#11,962
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schreckliche“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).schrecklicheliegt 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: „Schal“ (#11,961), „schrieben“ (#11,963), „Sauce“ (#11,960). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schreckliche“ bei #11,962. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around schreckliche (IPA [ˈʃʁɛklɪçə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,962 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for schreckliche, with forms such as "cshreckliche", "scchreckliche", and "scherckliche". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "schrecklichen", "schreckliches", "schrecklicher", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 schreckliche, spelled S-C-H-R-E-C-K-L-I-C-H-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshreckliche
  • scchreckliche
  • scherckliche
  • schhreckliche
  • schrcekliche
  • schrecckliche
  • schreckilche
  • schreckkliche
  • schrecklcihe
  • schrecklicche
  • schreckliceh
  • schrecklichhe
  • schrecklihce
  • schrecklliche
  • schreclkiche
  • schrekcliche
  • schrreckliche
  • scrheckliche
  • shcreckliche
  • sschreckliche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schreckliche - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cshreckliche2scchreckliche1scherckliche2schhreckliche1schrcekliche2schrecckliche1schreckilche2schreckkliche1
Edit distance from "schreckliche"

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 "schreckliche"?
"schreckliche" is spelled S-C-H-R-E-C-K-L-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʁɛklɪçə].
What does "schreckliche" mean?
As an adjective, "schreckliche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schrecklich
What words are commonly confused with "schreckliche"?
"schreckliche" is commonly confused with "schrecklichen", "schreckliches", "schrecklicher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schreckliche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schreckliche" is [ˈʃʁɛklɪçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schreckliche" come from?
"schreckliche" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

romantischen#11,959Umgestaltung#11,985vereinbarten#11,992versicherten#11,994

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

komplizierter20 variantsGeschäftsmann20 variantsZuständigkeit20 variantszugeschrieben20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list