Which to use
“behördliche” and “behördlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,465
- “behördliche” frequency rank
- #33,998
- “behördlichen” frequency rank
- 67463
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | behördliche | behördlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs behördlich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs behördlich |
Where the eye mixes behördliche and behördlichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. behördliche ([bəˈhøːɐ̯tlɪçə]) and behördlichen ([bəˈhøːɐ̯tlɪçn̩]) 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) - “behördliche” sits inside “behördlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67463, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
behördliche is recorded at frequency rank #33,465, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈhøːɐ̯tlɪçə]. behördlichen is at rank #33,998, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈhøːɐ̯tlɪçn̩].
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 67463, this pair ranks #539,332 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of behördliche vs behördlichen
Shared letters: bcdehilrö. Private to "behördliche": -. Private to "behördlichen": n.
"behördliche" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCCV · "behördlichen" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCCVC