sorgfältig

[ˈzɔʁkfɛltɪç]

/[ˈzɔʁkfɛltɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“sorgfältig” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,594. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,594
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit großer Achtsamkeit und Sorgfalt

Corpus desk

Index DE-sorgfaltig · sorgfältig · German

sorgfältig · rank #6,594 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,594
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sinnlos

Nearest frequency peer: sinnlos (-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 „sorgfältig“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „sorgfältig“ 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).

sorgfältig vs sorgfältige
91% similar
sorgfältig vs sorgfältiger
83% similar
sorgfältig vs Sorgfalt
60% similar

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

Key facts for sorgfältig
PropertyValue
Headwordsorgfältig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈzɔʁkfɛltɪç]
Letters10
Frequency rank#6,594
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sorgfältig“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „sinnlos“ (#6,593), „Spitzen“ (#6,595), „shit“ (#6,592). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sorgfältig“ bei #6,594. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around sorgfältig (IPA [ˈzɔʁkfɛltɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,594 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "mit großer Achtsamkeit und Sorgfalt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for sorgfältig, with forms such as "osrgfältig", "sogrfältig", and "sorfgältig". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "sorgfältige", "sorgfältiger", "Sorgfalt", 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is sorgfältig, spelled S-O-R-G-F-Ä-L-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit großer Achtsamkeit und Sorgfalt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Nachrichten sind neue, wahrheitsmäßig und sorgfältig wiedergegebene Informationen.
  2. „Das Licht im Patio war sorgfältig arrangiert, damit es den Damen schmeichelte.“

Synonyms

sorgsamsorglich

This word in other languages

careful(English)cuidadoso(Español)soigneux(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osrgfältig
  • sogrfältig
  • sorfgältig
  • sorgffältig
  • sorgflätig
  • sorgfälitg
  • sorgfälltig
  • sorgfältgi
  • sorgfältigg
  • sorgfälttig
  • sorgfätlig
  • sorggfältig
  • sorgäfltig
  • sorrgfältig
  • srogfältig
  • ssorgfältig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sorgfältig - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

osrgfältig2sogrfältig2sorfgältig2sorgffältig1sorgflätig2sorgfälitg2sorgfälltig1sorgfältgi2
Edit distance from "sorgfältig"

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 "sorgfältig"?
"sorgfältig" is spelled S-O-R-G-F-Ä-L-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɔʁkfɛltɪç].
What does "sorgfältig" mean?
As an adjective, "sorgfältig" means: mit großer Achtsamkeit und Sorgfalt
What words are commonly confused with "sorgfältig"?
"sorgfältig" is commonly confused with "sorgfältige", "sorgfältiger", "Sorgfalt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sorgfältig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sorgfältig" is [ˈzɔʁkfɛltɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sorgfältig" come from?
"sorgfältig" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Stabilität#6,596Nachkommen#6,569mitbringen#6,566Maximilian#6,562

Similar misspelling depth

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

beherrschen16 variantsbeigetragen16 variantseinzusetzen16 variantsgestrichen16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list