Which to use
“adeligen” and “adligen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,178
- “adeligen” frequency rank
- #23,819
- “adligen” frequency rank
- 50997
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adeligen | adligen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs adelig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs adlig |
Where the eye mixes adeligen and adligen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. adeligen runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVC) against adligen's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses adeligen with adligen
A purely visual mix-up. adeligen ([ˈaːdəlɪɡn̩]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50997, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adeligen is recorded at frequency rank #27,178, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaːdəlɪɡn̩]. 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 50997, this pair ranks #1,152,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adeligen vs adligen
Shared letters: adegiln. Private to "adeligen": -. Private to "adligen": -.
"adeligen" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "adligen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "adeligen" and "adligen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "adeligen" vs "adligen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "adeligen" 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 #1,152,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adeligen" and "adligen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adelige vs adeligen". 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 #1,152,416 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.