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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fraglich" for "fragliche" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fraglich" vs "fragliche" - which ranks higher?
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.