widerliche

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

[ˈviːdɐlɪçə]

/[ˈviːdɐlɪçə]/ adj

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

The verdict

“widerliche” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,841. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,841
frequency rank, German: 38,697
“W” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

widerliche vs widerlicher

91% similar

widerliche vs widerlichen

91% similar

widerliche vs widerlich

90% similar

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

Key facts for widerliche
Property	Value
Headword	widerliche
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈviːdɐlɪçə]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#25,841
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “widerliche” 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). widerliche lands here:

#25,841

#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 15 spelling variants around widerliche (IPA [ˈviːdɐlɪçə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #25,841 among 38,697 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for widerliche, with forms such as "iwderliche", "wdierliche", and "widderliche". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "widerlicher", "widerlichen", "widerlich", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is widerliche, spelled W-I-D-E-R-L-I-C-H-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: iwderliche,wdierliche,widderliche,widelriche,widerilche,widerlcihe,widerlicche,widerliceh,widerlichhe,widerlihce,widerlliche,widerrliche,widreliche,wiedrliche,wwiderliche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of widerliche - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "widerliche"

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 "widerliche"?

"widerliche" is spelled W-I-D-E-R-L-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈviːdɐlɪçə].

What does "widerliche" mean?

As an adjective, "widerliche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs widerlich

What words are commonly confused with "widerliche"?

"widerliche" is commonly confused with "widerlicher", "widerlichen", "widerlich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "widerliche"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "widerliche" is [ˈviːdɐlɪçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "widerliche" come from?

"widerliche" 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 “widerliche”

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

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

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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.