alltäglichenvsalltäglichesTell them apart

Which to use

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

#12,020
“alltäglichen” frequency rank
#42,320
“alltägliches” frequency rank
54340
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature alltäglichen alltägliches
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs alltäglich Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs alltäglich

Where the eye mixes alltäglichen and alltägliches

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. alltäglichen and alltägliches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

12 ch
alltäglichen
12 ch
alltägliches

Why the eye confuses alltäglichen with alltägliches

A purely visual mix-up. alltäglichen ([alˈtɛːklɪçn̩]) and alltägliches ([alˈtɛːklɪçəs]) 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 a single letter - n in “alltäglichen” becomes s in “alltägliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54340, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

alltäglichen is recorded at frequency rank #12,020, classified as anadj, pronounced [alˈtɛːklɪçn̩]. alltägliches is at rank #42,320, tagged as anadj, pronounced [alˈtɛːklɪçəs].

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 54340, this pair ranks #1,022,710 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of alltäglichen vs alltägliches

Shared letters: aceghiltä. Private to "alltäglichen": n. Private to "alltägliches": s.

"alltäglichen" · 12 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCCVC  ·  "alltägliches" · 12 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "alltäglichen" and "alltägliches" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([alˈtɛːklɪçn̩] versus [alˈtɛːklɪçəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "alltäglichen" or "alltägliches"?
"alltäglichen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,020 in our German list, against #42,320 for "alltägliches". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "alltäglichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "alltägliches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,022,710 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "alltäglichen" and "alltägliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alltäglich vs alltägliches". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,022,710 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