Which to use
“christliche” and “christlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,692
- “christliche” frequency rank
- #4,029
- “christlichen” frequency rank
- 8721
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | christliche | christlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs christlich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs christlich |
Where the eye mixes christliche and christlichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. christliche runs 11 letters (CCCVCCCVCCV) against christlichen's 12 (CCCVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between christliche and christlichen
A purely visual mix-up. christliche ([ˈkʁɪstlɪçə]) and christlichen ([ˈkʁɪstlɪçn̩]) 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) - “christliche” sits inside “christlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8721, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
christliche is recorded at frequency rank #4,692, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʁɪstlɪçə]. christlichen is at rank #4,029, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʁɪstlɪçn̩].
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 8721, this pair ranks #1,983,116 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of christliche vs christlichen
Shared letters: cehilrst. Private to "christliche": -. Private to "christlichen": n.
"christliche" · 11 letters · shape CCCVCCCVCCV · "christlichen" · 12 letters · shape CCCVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- christliche ← cchristliche · chhristliche · chirstliche · chrisltiche · chrisstliche · christilche · christlcihe · christlicche
- christlichen ← cchristlichen · chhristlichen · chirstlichen · chrisltichen · chrisstlichen · christilchen · christlcihen · christlicchen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "christliche" for "christlichen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "christliche" or "christlichen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "christliche" and "christlichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "christliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "christlichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,983,116 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "christliche" and "christlichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "christliche vs christliches". 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 #1,983,116 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.