Which to use
“fraglich” and “fraglichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,763
- “fraglich” frequency rank
- #26,876
- “fraglichen” frequency rank
- 34639
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fraglich | fraglichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in Frage stehend, zu bezweifeln | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fraglich |
Where the eye mixes fraglich and fraglichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. fraglich runs 8 letters (CCVCCVCC) against fraglichen's 10 (CCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fraglich vs fraglichen
A purely visual mix-up. fraglich ([ˈfʁaːklɪç]) and fraglichen ([ˈfʁaːklɪçn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “fraglich” sits inside “fraglichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34639, 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]. fraglichen is at rank #26,876, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁaːklɪçn̩].
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 34639, this pair ranks #1,658,665 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fraglich vs fraglichen
Shared letters: acfghilr. Private to "fraglich": -. Private to "fraglichen": en.
"fraglich" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "fraglichen" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fraglich ← farglich · ffraglich · fragglich · fragilch · fraglcih · fraglicch · fraglichh · fraglihc
- fraglichen ← farglichen · ffraglichen · fragglichen · fragilchen · fraglcihen · fraglicchen · fraglicehn · fraglichenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fraglich" for "fraglichen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fraglich" or "fraglichen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fraglich" and "fraglichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fraglich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fraglichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,658,665 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fraglich" and "fraglichen" 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 #1,658,665 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.