westliche

[ˈvɛstlɪçə]

/[ˈvɛstlɪçə]/ adj

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The verdict

“westliche” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,488. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,488
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs westlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-westliche · westliche · German

westliche · rank #6,488 · 14 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,488
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH weich

Nearest frequency peer: weich (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „westliche“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

westliche vs wörtliche
78% similar
westliche vs westlichen
90% similar
westliche vs westlicher
90% similar

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

Key facts for westliche
PropertyValue
Headwordwestliche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvɛstlɪçə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,488
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „westliche“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „weich“ (#6,487), „Zaun“ (#6,489), „Zeitalter“ (#6,490). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „westliche“ bei #6,488. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around westliche (IPA [ˈvɛstlɪçə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,488 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for westliche, with forms such as "ewstliche", "wesltiche", and "wesstliche". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "wörtliche", "westlichen", "westlicher", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs westlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs westlich
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs westlich
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs westlich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs westlich
  6. 6
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs westlich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs westlich
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs westlich
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs westlich
  10. 10
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs westlich
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs westlich

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ewstliche
  • wesltiche
  • wesstliche
  • westilche
  • westlcihe
  • westlicche
  • westliceh
  • westlichhe
  • westlihce
  • westlliche
  • westtliche
  • wetsliche
  • wsetliche
  • wwestliche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ewstliche2wesltiche2wesstliche1westilche2westlcihe2westlicche1westliceh2westlichhe1
Edit distance from "westliche"

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 "westliche"?
"westliche" is spelled W-E-S-T-L-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛstlɪçə].
What does "westliche" mean?
As an adjective, "westliche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs westlich
What words are commonly confused with "westliche"?
"westliche" is commonly confused with "wörtliche", "westlichen", "westlicher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "westliche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "westliche" is [ˈvɛstlɪçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "westliche" come from?
"westliche" 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 "westliche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zeitalter#6,490Vermutung#6,483Thüringer#6,475Baustelle#6,507

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

allmählich14 variantsBenutzung14 variantsRusslands14 variantsbeteiligen14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list