Which to use
“ehrlich” and “ehrlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,072
- “ehrlich” frequency rank
- #16,128
- “ehrlichen” frequency rank
- 17200
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ehrlich | ehrlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Wahrheit und Wirklichkeit entsprechend, nicht gelogen oder vorgetäuscht; wahr | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ehrlich |
Where the eye mixes ehrlich and ehrlichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ehrlich with ehrlichen
A purely visual mix-up. ehrlich ([ˈeːɐ̯lɪç]) and ehrlichen ([ˈeːɐ̯lɪçn̩]) 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) - “ehrlich” sits inside “ehrlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17200, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ehrlich is recorded at frequency rank #1,072, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈeːɐ̯lɪç]. ehrlichen is at rank #16,128, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈeːɐ̯lɪçn̩].
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 17200, this pair ranks #1,929,484 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ehrlich vs ehrlichen
Shared letters: cehilr. Private to "ehrlich": -. Private to "ehrlichen": n.
"ehrlich" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC · "ehrlichen" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ehrlich" and "ehrlichen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "ehrlich" or "ehrlichen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ehrlich" and "ehrlichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ehrlich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ehrlichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,929,484 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ehrlich" and "ehrlichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ehrlichen vs endlichen". 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 #1,929,484 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.