Which to use
“adelige” and “adligen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,775
- “adelige” frequency rank
- #23,819
- “adligen” frequency rank
- 60594
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adelige | adligen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs adelig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs adlig |
Where the eye mixes adelige and adligen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. adelige (VCVCVCV) and adligen (VCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses adelige with adligen
A purely visual mix-up. adelige ([ˈaːdəlɪɡə]) and adligen ([ˈaːdlɪɡn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60594, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adelige is recorded at frequency rank #36,775, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaːdəlɪɡə]. adligen is at rank #23,819, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaːdlɪɡn̩].
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 60594, this pair ranks #781,199 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adelige vs adligen
Shared letters: adegil. Private to "adelige": -. Private to "adligen": n.
"adelige" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "adligen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "adelige" and "adligen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "adelige" or "adligen"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "adelige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adligen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #781,199 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adelige" and "adligen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Adelaide vs adelige". 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 #781,199 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.