baulichvsbaulichenTell them apart

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

#34,537
“baulich” frequency rank
#18,179
“baulichen” frequency rank
52716
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature baulich baulichen
Definition Gebäude oder den Bau betreffend Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs baulich

Where the eye mixes baulich and baulichen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
baulich
9 ch
baulichen

Visual trap between baulich and baulichen

A purely visual mix-up. baulich ([ˈbaʊ̯lɪç]) and baulichen ([ˈbaʊ̯lɪçn̩]) 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) - “baulich” sits inside “baulichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52716, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

baulich is recorded at frequency rank #34,537, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbaʊ̯lɪç]. baulichen is at rank #18,179, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbaʊ̯lɪçn̩].

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 52716, this pair ranks #1,086,029 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of baulich vs baulichen

Shared letters: abchilu. Private to "baulich": -. Private to "baulichen": en.

"baulich" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC  ·  "baulichen" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • baulichabulich · baluich · bauilch · baulcih · baulicch · baulichh · baulihc · baullich
  • baulichenabulichen · baluichen · bauilchen · baulcihen · baulicchen · baulicehn · baulichenn · baulichhen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "baulich" and "baulichen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbaʊ̯lɪç] versus [ˈbaʊ̯lɪçn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "baulich" vs "baulichen" - which ranks higher?
"baulichen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,179 in our German list, against #34,537 for "baulich". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "baulich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "baulichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,086,029 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "baulich" and "baulichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baulich vs bläulich". 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 #1,086,029 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