wöchentlich

[ˈvœçn̩tlɪç]

/[ˈvœçn̩tlɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“wöchentlich” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,426. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,426
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jede Woche wiederkehrend, in jeder Woche

Corpus desk

Index DE-wochentlich · wöchentlich · German

wöchentlich · rank #7,426 · 18 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,426
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH work

Nearest frequency peer: work (-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 „wöchentlich“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „wöchentlich“ 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).

wöchentlich vs wöchentliche
92% similar
wöchentlich vs wöchentlichen
85% similar

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

Key facts for wöchentlich
PropertyValue
Headwordwöchentlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvœçn̩tlɪç]
Letters11
Frequency rank#7,426
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „wöchentlich“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.wöchentlichliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „work“ (#7,425), „wecken“ (#7,424), „Zahn“ (#7,428). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wöchentlich“ bei #7,426. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around wöchentlich (IPA [ˈvœçn̩tlɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,426 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "jede Woche wiederkehrend, in jeder Woche".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for wöchentlich, with forms such as "wcöhentlich", "wwöchentlich", and "wöcchentlich". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "wöchentliche", "wöchentlichen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is wöchentlich, spelled W-Ö-C-H-E-N-T-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    jede Woche wiederkehrend, in jeder Woche

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how wöchentlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sie ist stetig besser geworden, seit sie mit ihrer wöchentlichen Nachhilfe begann.
  2. „Dr. Taza lud Michael ein, ihn bei seinen wöchentlichen Bordellbesuchen nach Palermo zu begleiten, doch Michael wollte nicht.“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • wcöhentlich
  • wwöchentlich
  • wöcchentlich
  • wöcehntlich
  • wöchenltich
  • wöchenntlich
  • wöchentilch
  • wöchentlcih
  • wöchentlicch
  • wöchentlichh
  • wöchentlihc
  • wöchentllich
  • wöchenttlich
  • wöchetnlich
  • wöchhentlich
  • wöchnetlich
  • wöhcentlich
  • öwchentlich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

wcöhentlich2wwöchentlich1wöcchentlich1wöcehntlich2wöchenltich2wöchenntlich1wöchentilch2wöchentlcih2
Edit distance from "wöchentlich"

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 "wöchentlich"?
"wöchentlich" is spelled W-Ö-C-H-E-N-T-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvœçn̩tlɪç].
What does "wöchentlich" mean?
As an adjective, "wöchentlich" means: jede Woche wiederkehrend, in jeder Woche
What words are commonly confused with "wöchentlich"?
"wöchentlich" is commonly confused with "wöchentliche", "wöchentlichen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wöchentlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wöchentlich" is [ˈvœçn̩tlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wöchentlich" come from?
"wöchentlich" 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 "wöchentlich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list