ziemlich

[ˈt͡siːmlɪç]

/[ˈt͡siːmlɪç]/ particle

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The verdict

“ziemlich” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #577. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#577
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im Vergleich zu Anderem deutlich mehr, sehr, in großem Maße

Corpus desk

Index DE-ziemlich · ziemlich · German

ziemlich · rank #577 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #577
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ziel

Nearest frequency peer: Ziel (-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 „ziemlich“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „ziemlich“ 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).

ziemlich vs zierlich
88% similar
ziemlich vs ziemliche
89% similar
ziemlich vs zierliche
78% similar

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

Key facts for ziemlich
PropertyValue
Headwordziemlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechParticle
IPA[ˈt͡siːmlɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#577
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ziemlich“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ziemlichliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ziel“ (#576), „Angst“ (#578), „weiteren“ (#575). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „ziemlich“ bei #577. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around ziemlich (IPA [ˈt͡siːmlɪç]), aparticle. Corpus frequency is #577 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "im Vergleich zu Anderem deutlich mehr, sehr, in großem Maße".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for ziemlich, with forms such as "izemlich", "zeimlich", and "zielmich". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "zierlich", "ziemliche", "zierliche", and more, 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 its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is ziemlich, spelled Z-I-E-M-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    im Vergleich zu Anderem deutlich mehr, sehr, in großem Maße

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Regen ist ziemlich stark.
  2. Das war schon eine ziemlich herbe Enttäuschung, als wir unsere Teilnahme zurückziehen mussten.

Antonyms

kaum

This word in other languages

quite(English)bastante(Español)assez(Français)bastante(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • izemlich
  • zeimlich
  • zielmich
  • ziemilch
  • ziemlcih
  • ziemlicch
  • ziemlichh
  • ziemlihc
  • ziemllich
  • ziemmlich
  • zimelich
  • zziemlich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

izemlich2zeimlich2zielmich2ziemilch2ziemlcih2ziemlicch1ziemlichh1ziemlihc2
Edit distance from "ziemlich"

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 "ziemlich"?
"ziemlich" is spelled Z-I-E-M-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡siːmlɪç].
What does "ziemlich" mean?
As a particle, "ziemlich" means: im Vergleich zu Anderem deutlich mehr, sehr, in großem Maße
What words are commonly confused with "ziemlich"?
"ziemlich" is commonly confused with "zierlich", "ziemliche", "zierliche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ziemlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ziemlich" is [ˈt͡siːmlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ziemlich" come from?
"ziemlich" 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 "ziemlich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

weiteren#575aufgrund#596brauchen#597manchmal#556

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

innerhalb12 variantsgeworden12 variantsPersonen12 variantsInternet12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list