Which to use
“gesundheitlich” and “gesundheitlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,269
- “gesundheitlich” frequency rank
- #9,728
- “gesundheitlichen” frequency rank
- 29997
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gesundheitlich | gesundheitlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Gesundheit betreffend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesundheitlich |
Where the eye mixes gesundheitlich and gesundheitlichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 14 letters in sequence. gesundheitlich runs 14 letters (CVCVCCCVVCCVCC) against gesundheitlichen's 16 (CVCVCCCVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gesundheitlich vs gesundheitlichen
A purely visual mix-up. gesundheitlich ([ɡəˈzʊnthaɪ̯tlɪç]) and gesundheitlichen ([ɡəˈzʊnthaɪ̯tlɪçn̩]) 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) - “gesundheitlich” sits inside “gesundheitlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29997, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gesundheitlich is recorded at frequency rank #20,269, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzʊnthaɪ̯tlɪç]. gesundheitlichen is at rank #9,728, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzʊnthaɪ̯tlɪçn̩].
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 29997, this pair ranks #1,756,323 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gesundheitlich vs gesundheitlichen
Shared letters: cdeghilnstu. Private to "gesundheitlich": -. Private to "gesundheitlichen": -.
"gesundheitlich" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCCCVVCCVCC · "gesundheitlichen" · 16 letters · shape CVCVCCCVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gesundheitlich ← egsundheitlich · gesnudheitlich · gessundheitlich · gesudnheitlich · gesunddheitlich · gesundehitlich · gesundheiltich · gesundheitilch
- gesundheitlichen ← egsundheitlichen · gesnudheitlichen · gessundheitlichen · gesudnheitlichen · gesunddheitlichen · gesundehitlichen · gesundheiltichen · gesundheitilchen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gesundheitlich" for "gesundheitlichen" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gesundheitlich" and "gesundheitlichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gesundheitlich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesundheitlichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,756,323 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gesundheitlich" and "gesundheitlichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gesundheitlich vs gesundheitlicher". 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 #1,756,323 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.