sicherlich

[ˈzɪçɐˌlɪç]

/[ˈzɪçɐˌlɪç]/ adv

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The verdict

“sicherlich” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,787. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,787
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit ziemlicher Sicherheit; oftmals eine gewisse Beeinschränkung beinhaltend, die zum Beispiel mit aber angeschlossen wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-sicherlich · sicherlich · German

sicherlich · rank #1,787 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,787
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sendung

Nearest frequency peer: Sendung (-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 „sicherlich“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „sicherlich“ 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).

sicherlich vs sichtlich
80% similar
sicherlich vs schwerlich
80% similar

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

Key facts for sicherlich
PropertyValue
Headwordsicherlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈzɪçɐˌlɪç]
Letters10
Frequency rank#1,787
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sicherlich“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Sendung“ (#1,786), „Song“ (#1,788), „selbstverständlich“ (#1,785). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sicherlich“ bei #1,787. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around sicherlich (IPA [ˈzɪçɐˌlɪç]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #1,787 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "mit ziemlicher Sicherheit; oftmals eine gewisse Beeinschränkung beinhaltend, die zum Beispiel mit aber angeschlossen wird".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for sicherlich, with forms such as "ischerlich", "sciherlich", and "siccherlich". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "sichtlich", "schwerlich", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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

Definition

  1. 1
    mit ziemlicher Sicherheit; oftmals eine gewisse Beeinschränkung beinhaltend, die zum Beispiel mit aber angeschlossen wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how sicherlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sie hat sich sicherlich Mühe gegeben, aber Mühe alleine reicht eben nicht immer.
  2. Der Artikel ist gut, aber sicherlich ausbaufähig.

This word in other languages

surely(English)seguramente(Español)certainement(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ischerlich
  • sciherlich
  • siccherlich
  • sicehrlich
  • sichelrich
  • sicherilch
  • sicherlcih
  • sicherlicch
  • sicherlichh
  • sicherlihc
  • sicherllich
  • sicherrlich
  • sichherlich
  • sichrelich
  • sihcerlich
  • ssicherlich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ischerlich2sciherlich2siccherlich1sicehrlich2sichelrich2sicherilch2sicherlcih2sicherlicch1
Edit distance from "sicherlich"

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 "sicherlich"?
"sicherlich" is spelled S-I-C-H-E-R-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɪçɐˌlɪç].
What does "sicherlich" mean?
As an adverb, "sicherlich" means: mit ziemlicher Sicherheit; oftmals eine gewisse Beeinschränkung beinhaltend, die zum Beispiel mit aber angeschlossen wird
What words are commonly confused with "sicherlich"?
"sicherlich" is commonly confused with "sichtlich", "schwerlich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sicherlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sicherlich" is [ˈzɪçɐˌlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sicherlich" come from?
"sicherlich" 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 "sicherlich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vollkommen#1,791Produktion#1,781Gesundheit#1,771Einführung#1,807

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Alternative16 variantsvollständig16 variantsGelegenheit16 variantsVerhältnis16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list