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“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.

8 ch
fraglich
10 ch
fraglichen

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?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfʁaːklɪç] versus [ˈfʁaːklɪçn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "fraglich" or "fraglichen"?
"fraglich" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,763 in our German list, against #26,876 for "fraglichen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list