vertikal

/[vɛʁtiˈkaːl]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,776

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

vertikal is anGermanadj. It means: entlang einer gedachten Linie, die eine Schnur mit einem Senkblei verlängert Pronounced [vɛʁtiˈkaːl]. Often confused with Vertikale and Vertikalen.

Key facts for vertikal
PropertyValue
Headwordvertikal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[vɛʁtiˈkaːl]
Letters8
Frequency rank#20,776
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for vertikal is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [vɛʁtiˈkaːl]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,776 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "entlang einer gedachten Linie, die eine Schnur mit einem Senkblei verlängert".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for vertikal, with forms such as "evrtikal", "veritkal", and "verrtikal". 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, "Vertikale", "Vertikalen", 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 vertikal, spelled V-E-R-T-I-K-A-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    entlang einer gedachten Linie, die eine Schnur mit einem Senkblei verlängert

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrtikal,veritkal,verrtikal,vertiakl,vertikall,vertikkal,vertikla,vertkial,verttikal,vetrikal,vretikal,vvertikal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vertikal

Misspelling Variants of "vertikal"

evrtikal8veritkal8verrtikal9vertiakl8vertikall9vertikkal9vertikla8vertkial8
Misspelling Variants of "vertikal"

Frequency rank: #20,776 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vertikal"?
"vertikal" is spelled V-E-R-T-I-K-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [vɛʁtiˈkaːl].
What does "vertikal" mean?
As an adj, "vertikal" means: entlang einer gedachten Linie, die eine Schnur mit einem Senkblei verlängert
What words are commonly confused with "vertikal"?
"vertikal" is commonly confused with "Vertikale", "Vertikalen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vertikal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vertikal" is [vɛʁtiˈkaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vertikal" come from?
"vertikal" 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.