wesentlichen

/[ˈveːzn̩tlɪçn̩]/ adj

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Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,094

in German word usage

Misspellings

19

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

wesentlichen is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wesentlich Pronounced [ˈveːzn̩tlɪçn̩]. It ranks #3,094 in German word frequency. Often confused with westlichen and wesentlicher.

Key facts for wesentlichen
PropertyValue
Headwordwesentlichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈveːzn̩tlɪçn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#3,094
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for wesentlichen is 12 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈveːzn̩tlɪçn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,094 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 19 documented wrong-spelling variants for wesentlichen, with forms such as "ewsentlichen", "weesntlichen", and "wesenltichen". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "westlichen", "wesentlicher", "wesentliches", 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 wesentlichen, spelled W-E-S-E-N-T-L-I-C-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ewsentlichen,weesntlichen,wesenltichen,wesenntlichen,wesentilchen,wesentlcihen,wesentlicchen,wesentlicehn,wesentlichenn,wesentlichhen,wesentlichne,wesentlihcen,wesentllichen,wesenttlichen,wesetnlichen,wesnetlichen,wessentlichen,wseentlichen,wwesentlichen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for wesentlichen

Misspelling Variants of "wesentlichen"

ewsentlichen12weesntlichen12wesenltichen12wesenntlichen13wesentilchen12wesentlcihen12wesentlicchen13wesentlicehn12
Misspelling Variants of "wesentlichen"

Frequency rank: #3,094 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wesentlichen"?
"wesentlichen" is spelled W-E-S-E-N-T-L-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈveːzn̩tlɪçn̩].
What does "wesentlichen" mean?
As an adj, "wesentlichen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wesentlich
What words are commonly confused with "wesentlichen"?
"wesentlichen" is commonly confused with "westlichen", "wesentlicher", "wesentliches". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wesentlichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wesentlichen" is [ˈveːzn̩tlɪçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wesentlichen" come from?
"wesentlichen" 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.