Which to use
“bedrohliche” and “bedrohlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,997
- “bedrohliche” frequency rank
- #45,792
- “bedrohlichen” frequency rank
- 79789
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedrohliche | bedrohlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bedrohlich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bedrohlich |
Where the eye mixes bedrohliche and bedrohlichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. bedrohliche runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVCCV) against bedrohlichen's 12 (CVCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bedrohliche with bedrohlichen
A purely visual mix-up. bedrohliche ([bəˈdʁoːlɪçə]) and bedrohlichen ([bəˈdʁoːlɪçn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “bedrohliche” sits inside “bedrohlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79789, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bedrohliche is recorded at frequency rank #33,997, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈdʁoːlɪçə]. bedrohlichen is at rank #45,792, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈdʁoːlɪçn̩].
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 79789, this pair ranks #209,007 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bedrohliche vs bedrohlichen
Shared letters: bcdehilor. Private to "bedrohliche": -. Private to "bedrohlichen": n.
"bedrohliche" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV · "bedrohlichen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bedrohliche ← bbedrohliche · bderohliche · beddrohliche · bedorhliche · bedrholiche · bedrohhliche · bedrohilche · bedrohlcihe
- bedrohlichen ← bbedrohlichen · bderohlichen · beddrohlichen · bedorhlichen · bedrholichen · bedrohhlichen · bedrohilchen · bedrohlcihen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bedrohliche" and "bedrohlichen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "bedrohliche" or "bedrohlichen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "bedrohliche" and "bedrohlichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bedrohliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bedrohlichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,007 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedrohliche" and "bedrohlichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedrohlich vs bedrohlichen". 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 #209,007 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.