Which to use
“freundliche” and “freundlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,864
- “freundliche” frequency rank
- #8,369
- “freundlichen” frequency rank
- 17233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | freundliche | freundlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs freundlich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs freundlich |
Where the eye mixes freundliche and freundlichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. freundliche runs 11 letters (CCVVCCCVCCV) against freundlichen's 12 (CCVVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between freundliche and freundlichen
A purely visual mix-up. freundliche ([ˈfʁɔɪ̯ntlɪçə]) and freundlichen ([ˈfʁɔɪ̯ntlɪçn̩]) 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) - “freundliche” sits inside “freundlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
freundliche is recorded at frequency rank #8,864, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁɔɪ̯ntlɪçə]. freundlichen is at rank #8,369, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁɔɪ̯ntlɪçn̩].
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 17233, this pair ranks #1,929,196 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of freundliche vs freundlichen
Shared letters: cdefhilnru. Private to "freundliche": -. Private to "freundlichen": -.
"freundliche" · 11 letters · shape CCVVCCCVCCV · "freundlichen" · 12 letters · shape CCVVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- freundliche ← ferundliche · ffreundliche · frenudliche · freudnliche · freunddliche · freundilche · freundlcihe · freundlicche
- freundlichen ← ferundlichen · ffreundlichen · frenudlichen · freudnlichen · freunddlichen · freundilchen · freundlcihen · freundlicchen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "freundliche" and "freundlichen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "freundliche" or "freundlichen"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "freundliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "freundlichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,929,196 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "freundliche" and "freundlichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Freundchen vs freundlichen". 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 #1,929,196 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.