schreckliches

[ˈʃʁɛklɪçəs]

/[ˈʃʁɛklɪçəs]/ adj

The verdict

“schreckliches” has 22 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,698. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,698
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 Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schrecklich

Corpus desk

Index DE-schreckliches · schreckliches · German

schreckliches · rank #23,698 · 22 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,698
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 22 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schluckt

Nearest frequency peer: schluckt (-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 „schreckliches“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schreckliches“ 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).

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

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

Key facts for schreckliches
PropertyValue
Headwordschreckliches
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃʁɛklɪçəs]
Letters13
Frequency rank#23,698
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schreckliches“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.schrecklichesliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schluckt“ (#23,697), „Schriftführer“ (#23,699), „Schlosspark“ (#23,696). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schreckliches“ bei #23,698. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 22 spelling variants around schreckliches (IPA [ˈʃʁɛklɪçəs]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,698 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for schreckliches, with forms such as "cshreckliches", "scchreckliches", and "scherckliches". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "schrecklich", "schreckliche", "schrecklichen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is schreckliches, spelled S-C-H-R-E-C-K-L-I-C-H-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schrecklich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schrecklich
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schrecklich
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schrecklich

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshreckliches
  • scchreckliches
  • scherckliches
  • schhreckliches
  • schrcekliches
  • schrecckliches
  • schreckilches
  • schreckkliches
  • schrecklcihes
  • schrecklicches
  • schrecklicehs
  • schrecklichess
  • schrecklichhes
  • schrecklichse
  • schrecklihces
  • schrecklliches
  • schreclkiches
  • schrekcliches
  • schrreckliches
  • scrheckliches
  • shcreckliches
  • sschreckliches

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schreckliches - 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.

cshreckliches2scchreckliches1scherckliches2schhreckliches1schrcekliches2schrecckliches1schreckilches2schreckkliches1
Edit distance from "schreckliches"

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 "schreckliches"?
"schreckliches" is spelled S-C-H-R-E-C-K-L-I-C-H-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʁɛklɪçəs].
What does "schreckliches" mean?
As an adjective, "schreckliches" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schrecklich
What words are commonly confused with "schreckliches"?
"schreckliches" is commonly confused with "schrecklich", "schreckliche", "schrecklichen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schreckliches"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schreckliches" is [ˈʃʁɛklɪçəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schreckliches" come from?
"schreckliches" 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 "schreckliches", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list