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“freundlichen” and “freundliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,369
- “freundlichen” frequency rank
- #21,257
- “freundliches” frequency rank
- 29626
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | freundlichen | freundliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs freundlich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs freundlich |
Where the eye mixes freundlichen and freundliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. freundlichen and freundliches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: freundlichen vs freundliches
A purely visual mix-up. freundlichen ([ˈfʁɔɪ̯ntlɪçn̩]) and freundliches ([ˈfʁɔɪ̯ntlɪçəs]) 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 “freundlichen” becomes s in “freundliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29626, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
freundlichen is recorded at frequency rank #8,369, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁɔɪ̯ntlɪçn̩]. freundliches is at rank #21,257, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁɔɪ̯ntlɪçəs].
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 29626, this pair ranks #1,763,361 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of freundlichen vs freundliches
Shared letters: cdefhilnru. Private to "freundlichen": -. Private to "freundliches": s.
"freundlichen" · 12 letters · shape CCVVCCCVCCVC · "freundliches" · 12 letters · shape CCVVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- freundlichen ← ferundlichen · ffreundlichen · frenudlichen · freudnlichen · freunddlichen · freundilchen · freundlcihen · freundlicchen
- freundliches ← ferundliches · ffreundliches · frenudliches · freudnliches · freunddliches · freundilches · freundlcihes · freundlicches
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "freundlichen" and "freundliches" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "freundlichen" vs "freundliches" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "freundlichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "freundliches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,763,361 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "freundlichen" and "freundliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feindliches vs freundliches". 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 #1,763,361 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.