Which to use
“gemeinschaftliche” and “gemeinschaftlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,074
- “gemeinschaftliche” frequency rank
- #26,895
- “gemeinschaftlichen” frequency rank
- 59969
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gemeinschaftliche | gemeinschaftlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemeinschaftlich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemeinschaftlich |
Where the eye mixes gemeinschaftliche and gemeinschaftlichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 17 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gemeinschaftliche and gemeinschaftlichen
A purely visual mix-up. gemeinschaftliche ([ɡəˈmaɪ̯nʃaftlɪçə]) and gemeinschaftlichen ([ɡəˈmaɪ̯nʃaftlɪçn̩]) 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) - “gemeinschaftliche” sits inside “gemeinschaftlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59969, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gemeinschaftliche is recorded at frequency rank #33,074, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nʃaftlɪçə]. gemeinschaftlichen is at rank #26,895, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nʃaftlɪçn̩].
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 59969, this pair ranks #804,590 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gemeinschaftliche vs gemeinschaftlichen
Shared letters: acefghilmnst. Private to "gemeinschaftliche": -. Private to "gemeinschaftlichen": -.
"gemeinschaftliche" · 17 letters · shape CVCVVCCCCVCCCVCCV · "gemeinschaftlichen" · 18 letters · shape CVCVVCCCCVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gemeinschaftliche ← egmeinschaftliche · geeminschaftliche · gemeincshaftliche · gemeinnschaftliche · gemeinscahftliche · gemeinscchaftliche · gemeinschafftliche · gemeinschafltiche
- gemeinschaftlichen ← egmeinschaftlichen · geeminschaftlichen · gemeincshaftlichen · gemeinnschaftlichen · gemeinscahftlichen · gemeinscchaftlichen · gemeinschafftlichen · gemeinschafltichen
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gemeinschaftliche" and "gemeinschaftlichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gemeinschaftliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gemeinschaftlichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #804,590 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gemeinschaftliche" and "gemeinschaftlichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemeinschaftlich vs gemeinschaftliche". 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 #804,590 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.