weiblich

/[ˈvaɪ̯plɪç]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,692

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

weiblich is anGermanadj. It means: zu dem Geschlecht gehörig, das Kinder gebärt, Eier legt oder (bei Pflanzen) Samen ansetzt Pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯plɪç]. It ranks #7,692 in German word frequency. Often confused with Willich and westlich.

Key facts for weiblich
PropertyValue
Headwordweiblich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈvaɪ̯plɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,692
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for weiblich is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvaɪ̯plɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,692 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for weiblich, with forms such as "ewiblich", "webilich", and "weibblich". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Willich", "westlich", "weibliche", and more, 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 weiblich, spelled W-E-I-B-L-I-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu dem Geschlecht gehörig, das Kinder gebärt, Eier legt oder (bei Pflanzen) Samen ansetzt
  2. 2
    mit den den Frauen (Weibern) eigenen oder zugesprochenen Eigenschaften ausgestattet, in der Art und Weise der Frauen
  3. 3
    für Frauen passend
  4. 4
    zu einem bestimmten der (im Deutschen drei) grammatikalischen Geschlechter (Genera) gehörend
  5. 5
    als Teil einer Steckverbindung mit spezifischen Hohlräumen für die hervorstehenden leitenden Teile der Stecker ausgestattet

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ewiblich,webilich,weibblich,weibilch,weiblcih,weiblicch,weiblichh,weiblihc,weibllich,weilbich,wieblich,wweiblich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for weiblich

Misspelling Variants of "weiblich"

ewiblich8webilich8weibblich9weibilch8weiblcih8weiblicch9weiblichh9weiblihc8
Misspelling Variants of "weiblich"

Frequency rank: #7,692 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "weiblich"?
"weiblich" is spelled W-E-I-B-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaɪ̯plɪç].
What does "weiblich" mean?
As an adj, "weiblich" means: zu dem Geschlecht gehörig, das Kinder gebärt, Eier legt oder (bei Pflanzen) Samen ansetzt
What words are commonly confused with "weiblich"?
"weiblich" is commonly confused with "Willich", "westlich", "weibliche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "weiblich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weiblich" is [ˈvaɪ̯plɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "weiblich" come from?
"weiblich" 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.