Which to use
“etlichen” and “etlicher” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,139
- “etlichen” frequency rank
- #43,158
- “etlicher” frequency rank
- 56297
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | etlichen | etlicher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum des Indefinitpronomens etlich | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum des Indefinitpronomens etlich |
Where the eye mixes etlichen and etlicher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. etlichen and etlicher follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses etlichen with etlicher
A purely visual mix-up. etlichen ([ˈɛtlɪçn̩]) and etlicher ([ˈɛtlɪçɐ]) 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 - n in “etlichen” becomes r in “etlicher”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56297, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
etlichen is recorded at frequency rank #13,139, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈɛtlɪçn̩]. etlicher is at rank #43,158, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈɛtlɪçɐ].
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 56297, this pair ranks #945,742 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of etlichen vs etlicher
Shared letters: cehilt. Private to "etlichen": n. Private to "etlicher": r.
"etlichen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "etlicher" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "etlichen" and "etlicher" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "etlichen" vs "etlicher" - which ranks higher?
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 "etlichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "etlicher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #945,742 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "etlichen" and "etlicher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ethischer 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 #945,742 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.