westliche

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

[ˈvɛstlɪçə]

/[ˈvɛstlɪçə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

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: 38,697
“W” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings: 8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs westlich

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
Property	Value
Headword	westliche
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈvɛstlɪçə]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#6,488
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	8
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “westliche” 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). westliche lands here:

#6,488

#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 14 spelling variants around westliche (IPA [ˈvɛstlɪçə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,488 among 38,697 “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

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

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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Using “westliche”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is W-E-S-T-L-I-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈvɛstlɪçə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “wörtliche” - see the side-by-side comparison. westliche vs wörtliche
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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.