Which to use
“feindlichen” and “friedlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,622
- “feindlichen” frequency rank
- #9,905
- “friedlichen” frequency rank
- 25527
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feindlichen | friedlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs feindlich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs friedlich |
Where the eye mixes feindlichen and friedlichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. feindlichen (CVVCCCVCCVC) and friedlichen (CCVVCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses feindlichen with friedlichen
A purely visual mix-up. feindlichen ([ˈfaɪ̯ntlɪçn̩]) and friedlichen ([ˈfʁiːtlɪçn̩]) 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 25527, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feindlichen is recorded at frequency rank #15,622, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯ntlɪçn̩]. friedlichen is at rank #9,905, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁiːtlɪçn̩].
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 25527, this pair ranks #1,831,906 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of feindlichen vs friedlichen
Shared letters: cdefhiln. Private to "feindlichen": -. Private to "friedlichen": r.
"feindlichen" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCCVCCVC · "friedlichen" · 11 letters · shape CCVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- feindlichen ← efindlichen · feidnlichen · feinddlichen · feindilchen · feindlcihen · feindlicchen · feindlicehn · feindlichenn
- friedlichen ← ffriedlichen · firedlichen · freidlichen · fridelichen · frieddlichen · friedilchen · friedlcihen · friedlicchen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feindlichen" for "friedlichen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "feindlichen" vs "friedlichen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "feindlichen" and "friedlichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "feindlichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "friedlichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,831,906 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feindlichen" and "friedlichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feindlichen 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 #1,831,906 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.