wählerisch

[ˈvɛːləʁɪʃ]

/[ˈvɛːləʁɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“wählerisch” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,921. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,921
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - besondere Ansprüche stellend

Corpus desk

Index DE-wahlerisch · wählerisch · German

wählerisch · rank #33,921 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,921
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wundervoller

Nearest frequency peer: wundervoller (-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 „wählerisch“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „wählerisch“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wählerisch
PropertyValue
Headwordwählerisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvɛːləʁɪʃ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#33,921
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „wählerisch“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „wundervoller“ (#33,920), „Wärter“ (#33,922), „Wormser“ (#33,919). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wählerisch“ bei #33,921. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around wählerisch (IPA [ˈvɛːləʁɪʃ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #33,921 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "besondere Ansprüche stellend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for wählerisch, with forms such as "whälerisch", "wwählerisch", and "wähelrisch". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is wählerisch, spelled W-Ä-H-L-E-R-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    besondere Ansprüche stellend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Als er noch jung war, war er sehr wählerisch, was das Essen betraf.
  2. „Dieses Mädchen ist sehr wählerisch bei der Auswahl ihrer Freunde.“

This word in other languages

fastidious(English)exigente(Español)difficile(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • whälerisch
  • wwählerisch
  • wähelrisch
  • wähhlerisch
  • wähleirsch
  • wählericsh
  • wähleriscch
  • wählerischh
  • wählerishc
  • wählerissch
  • wählerrisch
  • wählersich
  • wähllerisch
  • wählreisch
  • wälherisch
  • äwhlerisch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

whälerisch2wwählerisch1wähelrisch2wähhlerisch1wähleirsch2wählericsh2wähleriscch1wählerischh1
Edit distance from "wählerisch"

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 "wählerisch"?
"wählerisch" is spelled W-Ä-H-L-E-R-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛːləʁɪʃ].
What does "wählerisch" mean?
As an adjective, "wählerisch" means: besondere Ansprüche stellend
What are common misspellings of "wählerisch"?
Common misspellings include "whälerisch", "wwählerisch", "wähelrisch", "wähhlerisch", "wähleirsch". The correct spelling is "wählerisch".
How do you pronounce "wählerisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wählerisch" is [ˈvɛːləʁɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wählerisch" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Zivilrecht#33,928Windmühlen#33,913abzudecken#33,943anmutenden#33,961

Similar misspelling depth

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

Aktionismus16 variantsVolksgruppe16 variantsVermieterin16 variantsvereinigtes16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list