Which to use
“erfolgreiche” and “erfolgreichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,649
- “erfolgreiche” frequency rank
- #3,812
- “erfolgreichen” frequency rank
- 7461
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erfolgreiche | erfolgreichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs erfolgreich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs erfolgreich |
Where the eye mixes erfolgreiche and erfolgreichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. erfolgreiche runs 12 letters (VCCVCCCVVCCV) against erfolgreichen's 13 (VCCVCCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between erfolgreiche and erfolgreichen
A purely visual mix-up. erfolgreiche ([ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkʁaɪ̯çə]) and erfolgreichen ([ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkʁaɪ̯çn̩]) 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) - “erfolgreiche” sits inside “erfolgreichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7461, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erfolgreiche is recorded at frequency rank #3,649, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkʁaɪ̯çə]. erfolgreichen is at rank #3,812, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkʁaɪ̯çn̩].
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 7461, this pair ranks #1,988,076 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erfolgreiche vs erfolgreichen
Shared letters: cefghilor. Private to "erfolgreiche": -. Private to "erfolgreichen": n.
"erfolgreiche" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCCVVCCV · "erfolgreichen" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erfolgreiche ← efrolgreiche · erffolgreiche · erflogreiche · erfoglreiche · erfolgeriche · erfolggreiche · erfolgrecihe · erfolgreicche
- erfolgreichen ← efrolgreichen · erffolgreichen · erflogreichen · erfoglreichen · erfolgerichen · erfolggreichen · erfolgrecihen · erfolgreicchen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "erfolgreiche" and "erfolgreichen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "erfolgreiche" vs "erfolgreichen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erfolgreiche" and "erfolgreichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erfolgreiche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erfolgreichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,988,076 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erfolgreiche" and "erfolgreichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erfolgreichem vs erfolgreichen". 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 #1,988,076 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.