südlich

[ˈzyːtlɪç]

/[ˈzyːtlɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“südlich” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,541. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,541
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf den Süden, auf Süd bezogen, in der Richtung des Südens

Corpus desk

Index DE-sudlich · südlich · German

südlich · rank #5,541 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,541
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Student

Nearest frequency peer: Student (-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 „südlich“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „südlich“ 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).

südlich vs südliche
88% similar
südlich vs südlichen
78% similar
südlich vs südlicher
78% similar

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

Key facts for südlich
PropertyValue
Headwordsüdlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈzyːtlɪç]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,541
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „südlich“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).südlichliegt 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: „Student“ (#5,540), „teilte“ (#5,542), „startete“ (#5,539). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „südlich“ bei #5,541. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around südlich (IPA [ˈzyːtlɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,541 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "auf den Süden, auf Süd bezogen, in der Richtung des Südens".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for südlich, with forms such as "sdülich", "ssüdlich", and "süddlich". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "südliche", "südlichen", "südlicher", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is südlich, spelled S-Ü-D-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf den Süden, auf Süd bezogen, in der Richtung des Südens

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A liegt südlich von B.
  2. „In einer Sammlung mit Augenzeugenberichten fand ich ein Dokument aus dem Jahr 1829, in dem es um ein amerikanisches Sklavenschiff ging, das von der britischen Marine im südlichen Atlantik aufgebracht worden war.“

Synonyms

mittägigmittäglichgenMittag

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sdülich
  • ssüdlich
  • süddlich
  • südilch
  • südlcih
  • südlicch
  • südlichh
  • südlihc
  • südllich
  • süldich
  • üsdlich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

sdülich2ssüdlich1süddlich1südilch2südlcih2südlicch1südlichh1südlihc2
Edit distance from "südlich"

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 "südlich"?
"südlich" is spelled S-Ü-D-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzyːtlɪç].
What does "südlich" mean?
As an adjective, "südlich" means: auf den Süden, auf Süd bezogen, in der Richtung des Südens
What words are commonly confused with "südlich"?
"südlich" is commonly confused with "südliche", "südlichen", "südlicher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "südlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "südlich" is [ˈzyːtlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "südlich" come from?
"südlich" 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 "südlich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list