Which to use
“freundschaftlich” and “freundschaftliche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,560
- “freundschaftlich” frequency rank
- #30,060
- “freundschaftliche” frequency rank
- 60620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | freundschaftlich | freundschaftliche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in Art der Freundschaft, auf Freundschaft beruhend, in Freundschaft verbunden | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs freundschaftlich |
Where the eye mixes freundschaftlich and freundschaftliche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 16 letters in sequence. freundschaftlich runs 16 letters (CCVVCCCCCVCCCVCC) against freundschaftliche's 17 (CCVVCCCCCVCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses freundschaftlich with freundschaftliche
A purely visual mix-up. freundschaftlich ([ˈfʁɔɪ̯ntʃaftlɪç]) and freundschaftliche ([ˈfʁɔɪ̯ntʃaftlɪçə]) 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) - “freundschaftlich” sits inside “freundschaftliche”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
freundschaftlich is recorded at frequency rank #30,560, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁɔɪ̯ntʃaftlɪç]. freundschaftliche is at rank #30,060, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁɔɪ̯ntʃaftlɪçə].
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 60620, this pair ranks #780,196 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of freundschaftlich vs freundschaftliche
Shared letters: acdefhilnrstu. Private to "freundschaftlich": -. Private to "freundschaftliche": -.
"freundschaftlich" · 16 letters · shape CCVVCCCCCVCCCVCC · "freundschaftliche" · 17 letters · shape CCVVCCCCCVCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- freundschaftlich ← ferundschaftlich · ffreundschaftlich · frenudschaftlich · freudnschaftlich · freundcshaftlich · freunddschaftlich · freundscahftlich · freundscchaftlich
- freundschaftliche ← ferundschaftliche · ffreundschaftliche · frenudschaftliche · freudnschaftliche · freundcshaftliche · freunddschaftliche · freundscahftliche · freundscchaftliche
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "freundschaftlich" and "freundschaftliche" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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- Full dictionary entry for "freundschaftlich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "freundschaftliche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #780,196 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "freundschaftlich" and "freundschaftliche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "freundschaftlich vs freundschaftlichen". 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 #780,196 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.