Which to use
“ehrliche” and “ehrlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,355
- “ehrliche” frequency rank
- #16,128
- “ehrlichen” frequency rank
- 25483
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ehrliche | ehrlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ehrlich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ehrlich |
Where the eye mixes ehrliche and ehrlichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ehrliche with ehrlichen
A purely visual mix-up. ehrliche ([ˈeːɐ̯lɪçə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “ehrliche” sits inside “ehrlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25483, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ehrliche is recorded at frequency rank #9,355, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈeːɐ̯lɪçə]. 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 25483, this pair ranks #1,832,591 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ehrliche vs ehrlichen
Shared letters: cehilr. Private to "ehrliche": -. Private to "ehrlichen": n.
"ehrliche" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCV · "ehrlichen" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ehrliche" for "ehrlichen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ehrliche" or "ehrlichen"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ehrliche" 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 #1,832,591 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ehrliche" 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 #1,832,591 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.