westliches

[ˈvɛstlɪçəs]

/[ˈvɛstlɪçəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“westliches” is an uncommon German word, ranked #51,031 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#51,031
frequency rank, German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs westlich

Key facts for westliches
PropertyValue
Headwordwestliches
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvɛstlɪçəs]
Letters10
Frequency rank#51,031
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “westliches” 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). westliches lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for westliches is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɛstlɪçəs]. Corpus data places it at rank #51,031 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for westliches in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is westliches, spelled W-E-S-T-L-I-C-H-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs westlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs westlich
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs westlich
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs westlich

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 "westliches"?
"westliches" is spelled W-E-S-T-L-I-C-H-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛstlɪçəs].
What does "westliches" mean?
As an adjective, "westliches" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs westlich
How do you pronounce "westliches"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "westliches" is [ˈvɛstlɪçəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "westliches" come from?
"westliches" 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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Using “westliches”

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-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈvɛstlɪçəs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list