Which to use
“abenteuerliche” and “abenteuerlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,973
- “abenteuerliche” frequency rank
- #38,548
- “abenteuerlichen” frequency rank
- 67521
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abenteuerliche | abenteuerlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abenteuerlich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abenteuerlich |
Where the eye mixes abenteuerliche and abenteuerlichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 14 letters in sequence. abenteuerliche runs 14 letters (VCVCCVVVCCVCCV) against abenteuerlichen's 15 (VCVCCVVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between abenteuerliche and abenteuerlichen
A purely visual mix-up. abenteuerliche ([ˈaːbn̩ˌtɔɪ̯ɐlɪçə]) and abenteuerlichen ([ˈaːbn̩ˌtɔɪ̯ɐlɪçn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “abenteuerliche” sits inside “abenteuerlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67521, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abenteuerliche is recorded at frequency rank #28,973, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaːbn̩ˌtɔɪ̯ɐlɪçə]. abenteuerlichen is at rank #38,548, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaːbn̩ˌtɔɪ̯ɐlɪçn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 67521, this pair ranks #537,526 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abenteuerliche vs abenteuerlichen
Shared letters: abcehilnrtu. Private to "abenteuerliche": -. Private to "abenteuerlichen": -.
"abenteuerliche" · 14 letters · shape VCVCCVVVCCVCCV · "abenteuerlichen" · 15 letters · shape VCVCCVVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abenteuerliche ← abbenteuerliche · abenetuerliche · abennteuerliche · abenteeurliche · abenteuelriche · abenteuerilche · abenteuerlcihe · abenteuerlicche
- abenteuerlichen ← abbenteuerlichen · abenetuerlichen · abennteuerlichen · abenteeurlichen · abenteuelrichen · abenteuerilchen · abenteuerlcihen · abenteuerlicchen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abenteuerliche" and "abenteuerlichen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "abenteuerliche" or "abenteuerlichen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "abenteuerliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abenteuerlichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #537,526 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abenteuerliche" and "abenteuerlichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abenteuerlich vs abenteuerlichen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #537,526 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.