wahrscheinlich

Name: wahrscheinlich, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[vaːɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nlɪç]

/[vaːɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nlɪç]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“wahrscheinlich” has 23 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #665. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#665
frequency rank, German: 2,930
“W” headwords: 23
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in relativ hohem Grad möglich, mit ziemlicher Sicherheit anzunehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wahrscheinlich · wahrscheinlich · German

wahrscheinlich · rank #665 · 23 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-CORE #665
LEN-MEGA 14 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 23 variants
BOOK-MID 2,930
PHOTO-FINISH April

Nearest frequency peer: April (+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.

November

99,340
sowohl

99,338
wahrscheinl…

99,336
April

99,335
deiner

99,334
einigen

99,333

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

wahrscheinlich vs wahrscheinlicher

88% similar

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

Key facts for wahrscheinlich
Property	Value
Headword	wahrscheinlich
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[vaːɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nlɪç]
Letters	14
Frequency rank	#665
Misspellings tracked	23
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „wahrscheinlich“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.wahrscheinlichliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#665

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „April“ (#666), „sowohl“ (#663), „deiner“ (#667). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wahrscheinlich“ bei #665. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 23 spelling variants around wahrscheinlich (IPA [vaːɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nlɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #665 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "in relativ hohem Grad möglich, mit ziemlicher Sicherheit anzunehmen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for wahrscheinlich, with forms such as "awhrscheinlich", "wahhrscheinlich", and "wahrcsheinlich". 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, "wahrscheinlicher", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is wahrscheinlich, spelled W-A-H-R-S-C-H-E-I-N-L-I-C-H.

Definition

1
in relativ hohem Grad möglich, mit ziemlicher Sicherheit anzunehmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Der wahrscheinliche Mörder wurde gestern verhaftet.
„Würde die Raumsonde auf der Erde aufsetzen, stieße sie wahrscheinlich sofort auf Leben.“

Synonyms

aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nachnach menschlichem Ermessen

Antonyms

ausgeschlossen dubios tatsächlichunglaubhaftunglaubwürdigunlogischunmöglich unwahrscheinlich zweifelhaft

This word in other languages

likely(English)probable(Español)probable(Français)provavelmente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

awhrscheinlich
wahhrscheinlich
wahrcsheinlich
wahrrscheinlich
wahrsccheinlich
wahrscehinlich
wahrscheilnich
wahrscheinilch
wahrscheinlcih
wahrscheinlicch
wahrscheinlichh
wahrscheinlihc
wahrscheinllich
wahrscheinnlich
wahrschenilich
wahrschheinlich
wahrschienlich
wahrshceinlich
wahrsscheinlich
wahsrcheinlich
warhscheinlich
wharscheinlich
wwahrscheinlich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "wahrscheinlich"

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 "wahrscheinlich"?

"wahrscheinlich" is spelled W-A-H-R-S-C-H-E-I-N-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [vaːɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nlɪç].

What does "wahrscheinlich" mean?

As an adjective, "wahrscheinlich" means: in relativ hohem Grad möglich, mit ziemlicher Sicherheit anzunehmen

What words are commonly confused with "wahrscheinlich"?

"wahrscheinlich" is commonly confused with "wahrscheinlicher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "wahrscheinlich"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wahrscheinlich" is [vaːɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "wahrscheinlich" come from?

"wahrscheinlich" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (23 here; floor ≥5).

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