Which to use
“absichtlich” and “absichtliche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,886
- “absichtlich” frequency rank
- #39,764
- “absichtliche” frequency rank
- 46650
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | absichtlich | absichtliche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Auswirkung seiner Handlung wollend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absichtlich |
Where the eye mixes absichtlich and absichtliche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. absichtlich runs 11 letters (VCCVCCCCVCC) against absichtliche's 12 (VCCVCCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: absichtlich vs absichtliche
A purely visual mix-up. absichtlich ([ˈapˌz̥ɪçtlɪç]) and absichtliche ([ˈapˌz̥ɪçtlɪçə]) 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) - “absichtlich” sits inside “absichtliche”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46650, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
absichtlich is recorded at frequency rank #6,886, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈapˌz̥ɪçtlɪç]. absichtliche is at rank #39,764, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈapˌz̥ɪçtlɪçə].
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 46650, this pair ranks #1,311,842 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of absichtlich vs absichtliche
Shared letters: abchilst. Private to "absichtlich": -. Private to "absichtliche": e.
"absichtlich" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCCCVCC · "absichtliche" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- absichtlich ← abbsichtlich · abischtlich · abscihtlich · absicchtlich · absichhtlich · absichltich · absichtilch · absichtlcih
- absichtliche ← abbsichtliche · abischtliche · abscihtliche · absicchtliche · absichhtliche · absichltiche · absichtilche · absichtlcihe
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "absichtlich" for "absichtliche" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "absichtlich" or "absichtliche" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "absichtlich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "absichtliche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,311,842 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #1,311,842 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.