westfälische

[vɛstˈfɛːlɪʃə]

/[vɛstˈfɛːlɪʃə]/ adj

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The verdict

“westfälische” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,048. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,048
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs westfälisch

Corpus desk

Index DE-westfalische · westfälische · German

westfälische · rank #16,048 · 19 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #16,048
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Weils

Nearest frequency peer: Weils (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “westfälische”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “westfälische” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

westfälische vs westfälischen
92% similar

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

Key facts for westfälische
PropertyValue
Headwordwestfälische
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[vɛstˈfɛːlɪʃə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#16,048
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “westfälische” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). westfälische lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around westfälische (IPA [vɛstˈfɛːlɪʃə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,048 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for westfälische, with forms such as "ewstfälische", "wesftälische", and "wesstfälische". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "westfälischen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is westfälische, spelled W-E-S-T-F-Ä-L-I-S-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs westfälisch
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs westfälisch
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs westfälisch
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs westfälisch
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs westfälisch
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs westfälisch
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs westfälisch
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs westfälisch
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs westfälisch

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ewstfälische
  • wesftälische
  • wesstfälische
  • westffälische
  • westfläische
  • westfäilsche
  • westfälicshe
  • westfäliscche
  • westfälisceh
  • westfälischhe
  • westfälishce
  • westfälissche
  • westfällische
  • westfälsiche
  • westtfälische
  • westäflische
  • wetsfälische
  • wsetfälische
  • wwestfälische

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ewstfälische2wesftälische2wesstfälische1westffälische1westfläische2westfäilsche2westfälicshe2westfäliscche1
Edit distance from "westfälische"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "westfälische"?
"westfälische" is spelled W-E-S-T-F-Ä-L-I-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [vɛstˈfɛːlɪʃə].
What does "westfälische" mean?
As an adjective, "westfälische" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs westfälisch
What words are commonly confused with "westfälische"?
"westfälische" is commonly confused with "westfälischen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "westfälische"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "westfälische" is [vɛstˈfɛːlɪʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "westfälische" come from?
"westfälische" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wahrzunehmen#16,044Wohlbefinden#16,054Verordnungen#16,034unterbringen#16,025

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

zusammenfassen19 variantsArbeitsrecht19 variantsAuszubildende19 variantsSchnelligkeit19 variants
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list