Which to use
“feindlicher” and “feindliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,803
- “feindlicher” frequency rank
- #49,664
- “feindliches” frequency rank
- 91467
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feindlicher | feindliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feindlich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feindlich |
Where the eye mixes feindlicher and feindliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. feindlicher and feindliches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses feindlicher with feindliches
A purely visual mix-up. feindlicher ([ˈfaɪ̯ntlɪçɐ]) and feindliches ([ˈfaɪ̯ntlɪçəs]) 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 - r in “feindlicher” becomes s in “feindliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91467, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feindlicher is recorded at frequency rank #41,803, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯ntlɪçɐ]. feindliches is at rank #49,664, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯ntlɪçəs].
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 91467, this pair ranks #37,632 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feindlicher vs feindliches
Shared letters: cdefhiln. Private to "feindlicher": r. Private to "feindliches": s.
"feindlicher" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCCVCCVC · "feindliches" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- feindlicher ← efindlicher · feidnlicher · feinddlicher · feindilcher · feindlciher · feindliccher · feindlicehr · feindlicherr
- feindliches ← efindliches · feidnliches · feinddliches · feindilches · feindlcihes · feindlicches · feindlicehs · feindlichess
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feindlicher" and "feindliches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "feindlicher" vs "feindliches" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "feindlicher" and "feindliches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "feindlicher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feindliches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,632 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feindlicher" and "feindliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feindliches vs friedliches". 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 #37,632 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.