schreckliche

/[ˈʃʁɛklɪçə]/ adj

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,962

in German word usage

Misspellings

20

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

schreckliche is anGermanadj. It means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schrecklich Pronounced [ˈʃʁɛklɪçə]. Often confused with schrecklichen and schreckliches.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of schreckliche in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for schreckliche is 12 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃʁɛklɪçə]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,962 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 20 documented wrong-spelling variants for schreckliche, with forms such as "cshreckliche", "scchreckliche", and "scherckliche". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is schreckliche, spelled S-C-H-R-E-C-K-L-I-C-H-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for schreckliche

Misspelling Variants of "schreckliche"

cshreckliche12scchreckliche13scherckliche12schhreckliche13schrcekliche12schrecckliche13schreckilche12schreckkliche13
Misspelling Variants of "schreckliche"

Frequency rank: #11,962 in German

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 adj, "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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.