sichtlich

/[ˈzɪçtlɪç]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,589

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

sichtlich is anGermanadj. It means: deutlich, erkennbar, fühlbar Pronounced [ˈzɪçtlɪç]. Often confused with schlich and sicherlich.

Key facts for sichtlich
PropertyValue
Headwordsichtlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈzɪçtlɪç]
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,589
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for sichtlich is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzɪçtlɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,589 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "deutlich, erkennbar, fühlbar".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for sichtlich, with forms such as "ischtlich", "scihtlich", and "sicchtlich". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "schlich", "sicherlich", 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 sichtlich, spelled S-I-C-H-T-L-I-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutlich, erkennbar, fühlbar

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ischtlich,scihtlich,sicchtlich,sichhtlich,sichltich,sichtilch,sichtlcih,sichtlicch,sichtlichh,sichtlihc,sichtllich,sichttlich,sicthlich,sihctlich,ssichtlich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sichtlich

Misspelling Variants of "sichtlich"

ischtlich9scihtlich9sicchtlich10sichhtlich10sichltich9sichtilch9sichtlcih9sichtlicch10
Misspelling Variants of "sichtlich"

Frequency rank: #12,589 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sichtlich"?
"sichtlich" is spelled S-I-C-H-T-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɪçtlɪç].
What does "sichtlich" mean?
As an adj, "sichtlich" means: deutlich, erkennbar, fühlbar
What words are commonly confused with "sichtlich"?
"sichtlich" is commonly confused with "schlich", "sicherlich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sichtlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sichtlich" is [ˈzɪçtlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sichtlich" come from?
"sichtlich" 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.