Which to use
“feierliche” and “feierlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,210
- “feierliche” frequency rank
- #16,701
- “feierlichen” frequency rank
- 35911
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feierliche | feierlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs feierlich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feierlich |
Where the eye mixes feierliche and feierlichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. feierliche runs 10 letters (CVVVCCVCCV) against feierlichen's 11 (CVVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: feierliche vs feierlichen
A purely visual mix-up. feierliche ([ˈfaɪ̯ɐˌlɪçə]) and feierlichen ([ˈfaɪ̯ɐˌlɪçn̩]) 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) - “feierliche” sits inside “feierlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35911, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feierliche is recorded at frequency rank #19,210, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯ɐˌlɪçə]. feierlichen is at rank #16,701, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯ɐˌlɪçn̩].
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 35911, this pair ranks #1,628,505 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of feierliche vs feierlichen
Shared letters: cefhilr. Private to "feierliche": -. Private to "feierlichen": n.
"feierliche" · 10 letters · shape CVVVCCVCCV · "feierlichen" · 11 letters · shape CVVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- feierliche ← efierliche · feeirliche · feielriche · feierilche · feierlcihe · feierlicche · feierliceh · feierlichhe
- feierlichen ← efierlichen · feeirlichen · feielrichen · feierilchen · feierlcihen · feierlicchen · feierlicehn · feierlichenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feierliche" and "feierlichen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "feierliche" or "feierlichen" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "feierliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feierlichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,628,505 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feierliche" and "feierlichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feierliche vs feindliche". 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 #1,628,505 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.