zögerlich

[ˈt͡søːɡɐlɪç]

/[ˈt͡søːɡɐlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“zögerlich” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,905. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,905
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unter (nach dem Geschmack des Sprechers / Autors zu langem) Zögern

Corpus desk

Index DE-zogerlich · zögerlich · German

zögerlich · rank #31,905 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #31,905
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH ökumenische

Nearest frequency peer: ökumenische (+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 „zögerlich“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „zögerlich“ 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).

zögerlich vs zierlich
78% similar

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

Key facts for zögerlich
PropertyValue
Headwordzögerlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡søːɡɐlɪç]
Letters9
Frequency rank#31,905
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „zögerlich“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ökumenische“ (#31,906), „Zusätze“ (#31,903), „überproportional“ (#31,907). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zögerlich“ bei #31,905. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around zögerlich (IPA [ˈt͡søːɡɐlɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,905 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "unter (nach dem Geschmack des Sprechers / Autors zu langem) Zögern".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for zögerlich, with forms such as "zgöerlich", "zzögerlich", and "zöegrlich". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "zierlich", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is zögerlich, spelled Z-Ö-G-E-R-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    unter (nach dem Geschmack des Sprechers / Autors zu langem) Zögern

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Seiner Meinung nach trägt die Polizei durch ihr zögerliches Eingreifen eine Mitschuld.

Synonyms

zaudernd

Antonyms

beherztentschlossenresoluttatkräftig

This word in other languages

hesitant(English)vacilante(Español)hésitant(Français)hesitante(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • zgöerlich
  • zzögerlich
  • zöegrlich
  • zögelrich
  • zögerilch
  • zögerlcih
  • zögerlicch
  • zögerlichh
  • zögerlihc
  • zögerllich
  • zögerrlich
  • zöggerlich
  • zögrelich
  • özgerlich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zögerlich - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

zgöerlich2zzögerlich1zöegrlich2zögelrich2zögerilch2zögerlcih2zögerlicch1zögerlichh1
Edit distance from "zögerlich"

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 "zögerlich"?
"zögerlich" is spelled Z-Ö-G-E-R-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡søːɡɐlɪç].
What does "zögerlich" mean?
As an adjective, "zögerlich" means: unter (nach dem Geschmack des Sprechers / Autors zu langem) Zögern
What words are commonly confused with "zögerlich"?
"zögerlich" is commonly confused with "zierlich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zögerlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zögerlich" is [ˈt͡søːɡɐlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zögerlich" come from?
"zögerlich" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zögerlich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

überweist#31,909Absolvent#31,919Ahrweiler#31,920Wochentag#31,887

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Abendblatt14 variantsbasierende14 variantsverrichtet14 variantsbeisteuern14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list