Which to use
“freundlich” and “freundlicher” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,956
- “freundlich” frequency rank
- #11,875
- “freundlicher” frequency rank
- 14831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | freundlich | freundlicher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in der Begegnung mit anderen Menschen, Dingen, Ereignissen positiv eingestellt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs freundlich |
Where the eye mixes freundlich and freundlicher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. freundlich runs 10 letters (CCVVCCCVCC) against freundlicher's 12 (CCVVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between freundlich and freundlicher
A purely visual mix-up. freundlich ([ˈfʁɔɪ̯ntlɪç]) and freundlicher ([ˈfʁɔɪ̯ntlɪçɐ]) 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) - “freundlich” sits inside “freundlicher”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
freundlich is recorded at frequency rank #2,956, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁɔɪ̯ntlɪç]. freundlicher is at rank #11,875, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁɔɪ̯ntlɪçɐ].
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 14831, this pair ranks #1,948,395 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of freundlich vs freundlicher
Shared letters: cdefhilnru. Private to "freundlich": -. Private to "freundlicher": -.
"freundlich" · 10 letters · shape CCVVCCCVCC · "freundlicher" · 12 letters · shape CCVVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- freundlich ← ferundlich · ffreundlich · frenudlich · freudnlich · freunddlich · freundilch · freundlcih · freundlicch
- freundlicher ← ferundlicher · ffreundlicher · frenudlicher · freudnlicher · freunddlicher · freundilcher · freundlciher · freundliccher
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "freundlich" and "freundlicher" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "freundlich" or "freundlicher" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "freundlich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "freundlicher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,948,395 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "freundlich" and "freundlicher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feindlicher vs freundlicher". 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 #1,948,395 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.