schrecklicher

[ˈʃʁɛklɪçɐ]

/[ˈʃʁɛklɪçɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“schrecklicher” has 22 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,478. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,478
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
22
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-schrecklicher · schrecklicher · German

schrecklicher · rank #27,478 · 22 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,478
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 22 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schiffer

Nearest frequency peer: Schiffer (-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 „schrecklicher“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schrecklicher“ 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).

schrecklicher vs schreckliches
92% similar
schrecklicher vs schrecklich
85% similar
schrecklicher vs schreckliche
92% similar

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

Key facts for schrecklicher
PropertyValue
Headwordschrecklicher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃʁɛklɪçɐ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#27,478
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schrecklicher“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).schrecklicherliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schiffer“ (#27,477), „Schröter“ (#27,479), „schuldet“ (#27,480). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schrecklicher“ bei #27,478. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 22 spelling variants around schrecklicher (IPA [ˈʃʁɛklɪçɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,478 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for schrecklicher, with forms such as "cshrecklicher", "scchrecklicher", and "schercklicher". 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, "schreckliches", "schrecklich", "schreckliche", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is schrecklicher, spelled S-C-H-R-E-C-K-L-I-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schrecklich
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schrecklich
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schrecklich
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schrecklich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schrecklich

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshrecklicher
  • scchrecklicher
  • schercklicher
  • schhrecklicher
  • schrceklicher
  • schreccklicher
  • schreckilcher
  • schreckklicher
  • schrecklciher
  • schreckliccher
  • schrecklicehr
  • schrecklicherr
  • schrecklichher
  • schrecklichre
  • schrecklihcer
  • schreckllicher
  • schreclkicher
  • schrekclicher
  • schrrecklicher
  • scrhecklicher
  • shcrecklicher
  • sschrecklicher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schrecklicher - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cshrecklicher2scchrecklicher1schercklicher2schhrecklicher1schrceklicher2schreccklicher1schreckilcher2schreckklicher1
Edit distance from "schrecklicher"

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Stadtbücherei#27,501nahegelegenen#27,430unzureichende#27,536Mietwohnungen#27,418

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (22 here; floor ≥5).

Verschmutzung22 variantsLiegenschaften22 variantsLebensstandard22 variantsArbeitskreises22 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list