stündlich
[ˈʃtʏntlɪç]
The verdict
“stündlich” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #20,747 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #20,747
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jede Stunde wiederkehrend
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stündlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃtʏntlɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #20,747 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “stündlich” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for stündlich is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtʏntlɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,747 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "jede Stunde wiederkehrend".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for stündlich, with forms such as "sstündlich", "stnüdlich", and "sttündlich". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "südlich", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is stündlich, spelled S-T-Ü-N-D-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1jede Stunde wiederkehrend
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: sstündlich,stnüdlich,sttündlich,stüdnlich,stünddlich,stündilch,stündlcih,stündlicch,stündlichh,stündlihc,stündllich,stünldich,stünndlich,sütndlich,tsündlich
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stündlich - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “stündlich”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-Ü-N-D-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃtʏntlɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “südlich” - see the side-by-side comparison. stündlich vs südlich
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.