Which to use
“feindliche” and “friedliche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,145
- “feindliche” frequency rank
- #9,546
- “friedliche” frequency rank
- 25691
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feindliche | friedliche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feindlich | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs friedlich |
Where the eye mixes feindliche and friedliche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. feindliche (CVVCCCVCCV) and friedliche (CCVVCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses feindliche with friedliche
A purely visual mix-up. feindliche ([ˈfaɪ̯ntlɪçə]) and friedliche ([ˈfʁiːtlɪçə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25691, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feindliche is recorded at frequency rank #16,145, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯ntlɪçə]. friedliche is at rank #9,546, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁiːtlɪçə].
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 25691, this pair ranks #1,829,448 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of feindliche vs friedliche
Shared letters: cdefhil. Private to "feindliche": n. Private to "friedliche": r.
"feindliche" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCCVCCV · "friedliche" · 10 letters · shape CCVVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- feindliche ← efindliche · feidnliche · feinddliche · feindilche · feindlcihe · feindlicche · feindliceh · feindlichhe
- friedliche ← ffriedliche · firedliche · freidliche · frideliche · frieddliche · friedilche · friedlcihe · friedlicche
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feindliche" and "friedliche" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "feindliche" or "friedliche"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "feindliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "friedliche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,829,448 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feindliche" and "friedliche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feindliche vs feindliches". 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 #1,829,448 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.