zuverlässig
[ˈt͡suːfɛɐ̯ˌlɛsɪç]
The verdict
“zuverlässig” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,312. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #8,312
- frequency rank, German
- 37,643
- “Z” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - so, dass man darauf oder ihm vertrauen kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-zuverlassig · zuverlässig · German
zuverlässig · rank #8,312 · 16 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #8,312
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 16 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 37,643
- PHOTO-FINISH Zitate
Nearest frequency peer: Zitate (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “zuverlässig”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- zack
zack
91,692 corpus weight
- Zeugnis
Zeugnis
91,691 corpus weight
- Zitate
Zitate
91,690 corpus weight
- zuverlässig
zuverlässig
91,689 corpus weight
- ähnlicher
ähnlicher
91,687 corpus weight
- älterer
älterer
91,686 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “zuverlässig” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zuverlässig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈt͡suːfɛɐ̯ˌlɛsɪç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #8,312 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zuverlässig” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around zuverlässig (IPA [ˈt͡suːfɛɐ̯ˌlɛsɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,312 among 37,643 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "so, dass man darauf oder ihm vertrauen kann".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for zuverlässig, with forms such as "uzverlässig", "zuevrlässig", and "zuvelrässig". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "zuverlässige", "zuverlässiger", "zuverlässigen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is zuverlässig, spelled Z-U-V-E-R-L-Ä-S-S-I-G.
Definition
- 1so, dass man darauf oder ihm vertrauen kann
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- uzverlässig
- zuevrlässig
- zuvelrässig
- zuverllässig
- zuverlsäsig
- zuverläsig
- zuverläsisg
- zuverlässgi
- zuverlässigg
- zuverläßig
- zuverrlässig
- zuverälssig
- zuvrelässig
- zuvverlässig
- zvuerlässig
- zzuverlässig
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zuverlässig - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zuverlässig", 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 (16 here; floor ≥5).
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.