zahlreiches

[ˈt͡saːlˌʁaɪ̯çəs]

/[ˈt͡saːlˌʁaɪ̯çəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“zahlreiches” is uncommon German (frequency #79,974 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,974
frequency rank, German
37,643
“Z” headwords

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

Key facts for zahlreiches
PropertyValue
Headwordzahlreiches
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡saːlˌʁaɪ̯çəs]
Letters11
Frequency rank#79,974
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “zahlreiches” 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). zahlreiches lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

zahlreiches is uncommon German at frequency #79,974 among 37,643 “Z” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡saːlˌʁaɪ̯çəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for zahlreiches, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 zahlreiches, spelled Z-A-H-L-R-E-I-C-H-E-S.

Definition

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

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

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

  • The one correct German spelling is Z-A-H-L-R-E-I-C-H-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈt͡saːlˌʁaɪ̯çəs] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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