tatsächlich

[ˈtaːtˌzɛçlɪç]

/[ˈtaːtˌzɛçlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“tatsächlich” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #678. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#678
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (manchmal auch wider Erwarten) wahrheitsgemäß, wirklich

Corpus desk

Index DE-tatsachlich · tatsächlich · German

tatsächlich · rank #678 · 18 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #678
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH System

Nearest frequency peer: System (-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 „tatsächlich“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „tatsächlich“ 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).

tatsächlich vs tatsächliche
92% similar
tatsächlich vs tatsächlichen
85% similar
tatsächlich vs tatsächlicher
85% similar

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

Key facts for tatsächlich
PropertyValue
Headwordtatsächlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈtaːtˌzɛçlɪç]
Letters11
Frequency rank#678
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „tatsächlich“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).tatsächlichliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „System“ (#677), „Z“ (#679), „spricht“ (#676). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „tatsächlich“ bei #678. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around tatsächlich (IPA [ˈtaːtˌzɛçlɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #678 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(manchmal auch wider Erwarten) wahrheitsgemäß, wirklich".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for tatsächlich, with forms such as "attsächlich", "tastächlich", and "tatscählich". 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, "tatsächliche", "tatsächlichen", "tatsächlicher", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is tatsächlich, spelled T-A-T-S-Ä-C-H-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    (manchmal auch wider Erwarten) wahrheitsgemäß, wirklich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Den Einwand verstehe ich nicht, es hat doch eine tatsächliche Veränderung stattgefunden, oder nicht?
  2. „Eine tatsächliche Verständigung bleibt auch dann wirksam, wenn von den Beteiligten nicht vorhergesehene Besteuerungsfolgen eintreten.“

Synonyms

faktischin der Tatrealiterungelogenwahrheitsgemäß

Antonyms

fiktiv

This word in other languages

real(English)efectivamente(Español)vrai(Français)real(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • attsächlich
  • tastächlich
  • tatscählich
  • tatssächlich
  • tatsäcchlich
  • tatsächhlich
  • tatsächilch
  • tatsächlcih
  • tatsächlicch
  • tatsächlichh
  • tatsächlihc
  • tatsächllich
  • tatsäclhich
  • tatsähclich
  • tattsächlich
  • tatäschlich
  • ttasächlich
  • ttatsächlich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

attsächlich2tastächlich2tatscählich2tatssächlich1tatsäcchlich1tatsächhlich1tatsächilch2tatsächlcih2
Edit distance from "tatsächlich"

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 "tatsächlich"?
"tatsächlich" is spelled T-A-T-S-Ä-C-H-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtaːtˌzɛçlɪç].
What does "tatsächlich" mean?
As an adjective, "tatsächlich" means: (manchmal auch wider Erwarten) wahrheitsgemäß, wirklich
What words are commonly confused with "tatsächlich"?
"tatsächlich" is commonly confused with "tatsächliche", "tatsächlichen", "tatsächlicher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tatsächlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tatsächlich" is [ˈtaːtˌzɛçlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tatsächlich" come from?
"tatsächlich" 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 "tatsächlich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Möglichkeit#705Mitarbeiter#735Entwicklung#565Bevölkerung#851

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

insbesondere18 variantsNachrichten18 variantsGesellschaft18 variantsfunktioniert18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list