Which to use
“endliche” and “endlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,908
- “endliche” frequency rank
- #41,137
- “endlichen” frequency rank
- 81045
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | endliche | endlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs endlich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs endlich |
Where the eye mixes endliche and endlichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. endliche runs 8 letters (VCCCVCCV) against endlichen's 9 (VCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between endliche and endlichen
A purely visual mix-up. endliche ([ˈɛntlɪçə]) and endlichen ([ˈɛntlɪçn̩]) 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) - “endliche” sits inside “endlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81045, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
endliche is recorded at frequency rank #39,908, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɛntlɪçə]. endlichen is at rank #41,137, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɛntlɪçn̩].
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 81045, this pair ranks #183,361 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of endliche vs endlichen
Shared letters: cdehiln. Private to "endliche": -. Private to "endlichen": -.
"endliche" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCV · "endlichen" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "endliche" for "endlichen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "endliche" or "endlichen"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "endliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "endlichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,361 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "endliche" and "endlichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ehelichen 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 #183,361 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.