fraglichvsfraglicheConfusable pair

Which to use

“fraglich” and “fragliche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,763
“fraglich” frequency rank
#48,154
“fragliche” frequency rank
55917
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fraglich fragliche
Definition in Frage stehend, zu bezweifeln Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fraglich

Where the eye mixes fraglich and fragliche

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. fraglich runs 8 letters (CCVCCVCC) against fragliche's 9 (CCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
fraglich
9 ch
fragliche

Look-alike desk: fraglich vs fragliche

A purely visual mix-up. fraglich ([ˈfʁaːklɪç]) and fragliche ([ˈfʁaːklɪçə]) 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) - “fraglich” sits inside “fragliche”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55917, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fraglich is recorded at frequency rank #7,763, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁaːklɪç]. fragliche is at rank #48,154, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁaːklɪçə].

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 55917, this pair ranks #960,629 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of fraglich vs fragliche

Shared letters: acfghilr. Private to "fraglich": -. Private to "fragliche": e.

"fraglich" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC  ·  "fragliche" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fraglich ← farglich · ffraglich · fragglich · fragilch · fraglcih · fraglicch · fraglichh · fraglihc
  • fragliche ← fargliche · ffragliche · fraggliche · fragilche · fraglcihe · fraglicche · fragliceh · fraglichhe

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "fraglich" for "fragliche" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfʁaːklɪç] versus [ˈfʁaːklɪçə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "fraglich" vs "fragliche" - which ranks higher?
"fraglich" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,763 in our German list, against #48,154 for "fragliche". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "fraglich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "fragliche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #960,629 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fraglich" and "fragliche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fragliche vs fraglichen". 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 #960,629 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list