schriftliches

[ˈʃʁɪftlɪçəs]

/[ˈʃʁɪftlɪçəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“schriftliches” has 22 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,572. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,572
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 schriftlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-schriftliches · schriftliches · German

schriftliches · rank #45,572 · 22 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,572
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 22 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schocken

Nearest frequency peer: schocken (-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 „schriftliches“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schriftliches“ 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).

schriftliches vs schriftlich
85% similar
schriftliches vs schriftliche
92% similar
schriftliches vs schriftlichen
92% similar

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

Key facts for schriftliches
PropertyValue
Headwordschriftliches
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃʁɪftlɪçəs]
Letters13
Frequency rank#45,572
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schriftliches“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).schriftlichesliegt 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: „schocken“ (#45,571), „Schulbuch“ (#45,573), „Schmiss“ (#45,570). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schriftliches“ bei #45,572. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 22 spelling variants around schriftliches (IPA [ˈʃʁɪftlɪçəs]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #45,572 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 schriftliches, with forms such as "cshriftliches", "scchriftliches", and "schhriftliches". 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, "schriftlich", "schriftliche", "schriftlichen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 schriftliches, spelled S-C-H-R-I-F-T-L-I-C-H-E-S.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshriftliches
  • scchriftliches
  • schhriftliches
  • schirftliches
  • schrfitliches
  • schrifftliches
  • schrifltiches
  • schriftilches
  • schriftlcihes
  • schriftlicches
  • schriftlicehs
  • schriftlichess
  • schriftlichhes
  • schriftlichse
  • schriftlihces
  • schriftlliches
  • schrifttliches
  • schritfliches
  • schrriftliches
  • scrhiftliches
  • shcriftliches
  • sschriftliches

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cshriftliches2scchriftliches1schhriftliches1schirftliches2schrfitliches2schrifftliches1schrifltiches2schriftilches2
Edit distance from "schriftliches"

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

Same letter count

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

Schuldenkrise#45,574Selbstversuch#45,579Schadsoftware#45,564Selbstzweifel#45,581

Similar misspelling depth

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

standardisiert22 variantsRatsmitglieder22 variantsQuartalszahlen22 variantsTschetschenen22 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list