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“erfolgreichem” and “erfolgreichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,463
- “erfolgreichem” frequency rank
- #3,812
- “erfolgreichen” frequency rank
- 46275
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erfolgreichem | erfolgreichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erfolgreich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs erfolgreich |
Where the eye mixes erfolgreichem and erfolgreichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. erfolgreichem and erfolgreichen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: erfolgreichem vs erfolgreichen
A purely visual mix-up. erfolgreichem ([ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkʁaɪ̯çm̩]) 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 a single letter - m in “erfolgreichem” becomes n in “erfolgreichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46275, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erfolgreichem is recorded at frequency rank #42,463, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkʁaɪ̯çm̩]. 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 46275, this pair ranks #1,324,725 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erfolgreichem vs erfolgreichen
Shared letters: cefghilor. Private to "erfolgreichem": m. Private to "erfolgreichen": n.
"erfolgreichem" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCCVVCCVC · "erfolgreichen" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erfolgreichem ← efrolgreichem · erffolgreichem · erflogreichem · erfoglreichem · erfolgerichem · erfolggreichem · erfolgrecihem · erfolgreicchem
- erfolgreichen ← efrolgreichen · erffolgreichen · erflogreichen · erfoglreichen · erfolgerichen · erfolggreichen · erfolgrecihen · erfolgreicchen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erfolgreichem" and "erfolgreichen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "erfolgreichem" or "erfolgreichen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "erfolgreichem" and "erfolgreichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erfolgreichem" 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 #1,324,725 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erfolgreichem" and "erfolgreichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erfolgreichem vs erfolgreiches". 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 #1,324,725 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.