alltäglichvsalltäglichenConfusable pair

Which to use

“alltäglich” and “alltäglichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#25,881
“alltäglich” frequency rank
#12,020
“alltäglichen” frequency rank
37901
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature alltäglich alltäglichen
Definition ohne Besonderheit; so normal, dass es zum Alltag gehört Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs alltäglich

Where the eye mixes alltäglich and alltäglichen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

10 ch
alltäglich
12 ch
alltäglichen

Look-alike desk: alltäglich vs alltäglichen

A purely visual mix-up. alltäglich ([alˈtɛːklɪç]) and alltäglichen ([alˈtɛːklɪçn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “alltäglich” sits inside “alltäglichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37901, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

alltäglich is recorded at frequency rank #25,881, classified as anadj, pronounced [alˈtɛːklɪç]. alltäglichen is at rank #12,020, tagged as anadj, pronounced [alˈtɛːklɪçn̩].

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 37901, this pair ranks #1,578,104 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of alltäglich vs alltäglichen

Shared letters: acghiltä. Private to "alltäglich": -. Private to "alltäglichen": en.

"alltäglich" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCC  ·  "alltäglichen" · 12 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "alltäglich" and "alltäglichen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([alˈtɛːklɪç] versus [alˈtɛːklɪçn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "alltäglich" vs "alltäglichen" - which ranks higher?
"alltäglichen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,020 in our German list, against #25,881 for "alltäglich". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "alltäglich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "alltäglichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,578,104 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "alltäglich" and "alltäglichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alltäglich vs alltägliches". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,578,104 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list