Which to use
“friedlich” and “friedlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,588
- “friedlich” frequency rank
- #9,905
- “friedlichen” frequency rank
- 15493
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | friedlich | friedlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ohne Gewalt und Krieg; in Frieden | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs friedlich |
Where the eye mixes friedlich and friedlichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. friedlich runs 9 letters (CCVVCCVCC) against friedlichen's 11 (CCVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses friedlich with friedlichen
A purely visual mix-up. friedlich ([ˈfʁiːtlɪç]) and friedlichen ([ˈfʁiːtlɪçn̩]) 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) - “friedlich” sits inside “friedlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15493, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
friedlich is recorded at frequency rank #5,588, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁiːtlɪç]. friedlichen is at rank #9,905, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁiːtlɪçn̩].
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 15493, this pair ranks #1,943,440 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of friedlich vs friedlichen
Shared letters: cdefhilr. Private to "friedlich": -. Private to "friedlichen": n.
"friedlich" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCCVCC · "friedlichen" · 11 letters · shape CCVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- friedlich ← ffriedlich · firedlich · freidlich · fridelich · frieddlich · friedilch · friedlcih · friedlicch
- friedlichen ← ffriedlichen · firedlichen · freidlichen · fridelichen · frieddlichen · friedilchen · friedlcihen · friedlicchen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "friedlich" and "friedlichen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "friedlich" vs "friedlichen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "friedlich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "friedlichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,943,440 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "friedlich" and "friedlichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "friedlichen vs friedliches". 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 #1,943,440 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.