zierliche

[ˈt͡siːɐ̯lɪçə]

/[ˈt͡siːɐ̯lɪçə]/ adj

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The verdict

“zierliche” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,393. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,393
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zierlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-zierliche · zierliche · German

zierliche · rank #31,393 · 13 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,393
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zimmers

Nearest frequency peer: Zimmers (+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 „zierliche“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „zierliche“ 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).

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

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

Key facts for zierliche
PropertyValue
Headwordzierliche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡siːɐ̯lɪçə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#31,393
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „zierliche“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Zimmers“ (#31,394), „Zeitumstellung“ (#31,391), „Zocker“ (#31,395). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zierliche“ bei #31,393. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around zierliche (IPA [ˈt͡siːɐ̯lɪçə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,393 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for zierliche, with forms such as "izerliche", "zeirliche", and "zielriche". 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, "ziemlich", "zierlich", "ziemliche", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 zierliche, spelled Z-I-E-R-L-I-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zierlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zierlich
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zierlich
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zierlich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zierlich
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zierlich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zierlich
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zierlich
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zierlich

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • izerliche
  • zeirliche
  • zielriche
  • zierilche
  • zierlcihe
  • zierlicche
  • zierliceh
  • zierlichhe
  • zierlihce
  • zierlliche
  • zierrliche
  • zireliche
  • zzierliche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zierliche - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

izerliche2zeirliche2zielriche2zierilche2zierlcihe2zierlicche1zierliceh2zierlichhe1
Edit distance from "zierliche"

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 "zierliche"?
"zierliche" is spelled Z-I-E-R-L-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡siːɐ̯lɪçə].
What does "zierliche" mean?
As an adjective, "zierliche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zierlich
What words are commonly confused with "zierliche"?
"zierliche" is commonly confused with "ziemlich", "zierlich", "ziemliche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zierliche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zierliche" is [ˈt͡siːɐ̯lɪçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zierliche" come from?
"zierliche" 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 "zierliche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zuerkannt#31,398überholte#31,404überrannt#31,406absehbare#31,415

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Vorsaison13 variantsassessment13 variantsaufrechte13 variantsverstummt13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list