weltlichen

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

[ˈvɛltlɪçn̩]

/[ˈvɛltlɪçn̩]/ adj

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

The verdict

“weltlichen” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,449. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,449
frequency rank, German: 2,930
“W” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings: 5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weltlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-weltlichen · weltlichen · German

weltlichen · rank #19,449 · 16 variants · 5 confusables

FREQ-MID #19,449
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
VAR-HIGH 16 variants
BOOK-MID 2,930
PHOTO-FINISH Weihnachtsbaum

Nearest frequency peer: Weihnachtsbaum (-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.

vorzulegen

80,555
Waffeln

80,554
Weihnachtsb…

80,553
weltlichen

80,552
Whiskey

80,551
wich

80,550

What this shows „weltlichen“ 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).

weltlichen vs westliche

80% similar

weltlichen vs westlichen

90% similar

weltlichen vs westlicher

80% similar

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

Key facts for weltlichen
Property	Value
Headword	weltlichen
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈvɛltlɪçn̩]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#19,449
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	5
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „weltlichen“

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

#19,449

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Weihnachtsbaum“ (#19,448), „Whiskey“ (#19,450), „Waffeln“ (#19,447). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „weltlichen“ bei #19,449. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around weltlichen (IPA [ˈvɛltlɪçn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #19,449 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for weltlichen, with forms such as "ewltlichen", "welltichen", and "welltlichen". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "westliche", "westlichen", "westlicher", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is weltlichen, spelled W-E-L-T-L-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

1
Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weltlich
2
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weltlich
3
Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weltlich
4
Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weltlich
5
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weltlich
6
Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weltlich
7
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weltlich
8
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weltlich
9
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weltlich
10
Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weltlich
11
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weltlich
12
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weltlich

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ewltlichen
welltichen
welltlichen
weltilchen
weltlcihen
weltlicchen
weltlicehn
weltlichenn
weltlichhen
weltlichne
weltlihcen
weltllichen
welttlichen
wetllichen
wletlichen
wweltlichen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "weltlichen"

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 "weltlichen"?

"weltlichen" is spelled W-E-L-T-L-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛltlɪçn̩].

What does "weltlichen" mean?

As an adjective, "weltlichen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weltlich

What words are commonly confused with "weltlichen"?

"weltlichen" is commonly confused with "westliche", "westlichen", "westlicher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "weltlichen"?

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

What language does "weltlichen" come from?

"weltlichen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

vorzulegen#19,446 wirklicher#19,454 verfügbare#19,436 Zeitspanne#19,462

Similar misspelling depth

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

verweigerte16 variants Abmessungen16 variants Achterbahn16 variants Anpassungen16 variants