Which to use
“ehrlich” and “ehrlicher” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,072
- “ehrlich” frequency rank
- #16,394
- “ehrlicher” frequency rank
- 17466
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ehrlich | ehrlicher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Wahrheit und Wirklichkeit entsprechend, nicht gelogen oder vorgetäuscht; wahr | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ehrlich |
Where the eye mixes ehrlich and ehrlicher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ehrlich vs ehrlicher
A purely visual mix-up. ehrlich ([ˈeːɐ̯lɪç]) and ehrlicher ([ˈeːɐ̯lɪçɐ]) 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 “ehrlicher”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17466, 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]. ehrlicher is at rank #16,394, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈeːɐ̯lɪçɐ].
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 17466, this pair ranks #1,927,141 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ehrlich vs ehrlicher
Shared letters: cehilr. Private to "ehrlich": -. Private to "ehrlicher": -.
"ehrlich" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC · "ehrlicher" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ehrlich" for "ehrlicher" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ehrlich" vs "ehrlicher" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ehrlich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ehrlicher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,927,141 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ehrlich" and "ehrlicher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ehrlicher vs etlicher". 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 #1,927,141 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.