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“freiwilligen” and “freiwilliges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,948
- “freiwilligen” frequency rank
- #32,042
- “freiwilliges” frequency rank
- 37990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | freiwilligen | freiwilliges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs freiwillig | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs freiwillig |
Where the eye mixes freiwilligen and freiwilliges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. freiwilligen and freiwilliges follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: freiwilligen vs freiwilliges
A purely visual mix-up. freiwilligen ([ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌvɪlɪɡn̩]) and freiwilliges ([ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌvɪlɪɡəs]) 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 - n in “freiwilligen” becomes s in “freiwilliges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
freiwilligen is recorded at frequency rank #5,948, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌvɪlɪɡn̩]. freiwilliges is at rank #32,042, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌvɪlɪɡəs].
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 37990, this pair ranks #1,575,774 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of freiwilligen vs freiwilliges
Shared letters: efgilrw. Private to "freiwilligen": n. Private to "freiwilliges": s.
"freiwilligen" · 12 letters · shape CCVVCVCCVCVC · "freiwilliges" · 12 letters · shape CCVVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- freiwilligen ← feriwilligen · ffreiwilligen · freiiwlligen · freiwiligen · freiwililgen · freiwillgien · freiwilliegn · freiwilligenn
- freiwilliges ← feriwilliges · ffreiwilliges · freiiwlliges · freiwiliges · freiwililges · freiwillgies · freiwilliegs · freiwilligess
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "freiwilligen" and "freiwilliges" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "freiwilligen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "freiwilliges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,575,774 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "freiwilligen" and "freiwilliges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "freiwilliger vs freiwilliges". 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 #1,575,774 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.