Which to use
“gleiche” is a verb and “gleiches” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,059
- “gleiche” frequency rank
- #7,479
- “gleiches” frequency rank
- 8538
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gleiche | gleiches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gleichen | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gleich |
Where the eye mixes gleiche and gleiches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gleiche runs 7 letters (CCVVCCV) against gleiches's 8 (CCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gleiche vs gleiches
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gleiche is [ˈɡlaɪ̯çə] while gleiches is [ˈɡlaɪ̯çəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “gleiche” sits inside “gleiches”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8538, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gleiche is recorded at frequency rank #1,059, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈɡlaɪ̯çə]. gleiches is at rank #7,479, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡlaɪ̯çəs].
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 8538, this pair ranks #1,983,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gleiche vs gleiches
Shared letters: ceghil. Private to "gleiche": -. Private to "gleiches": s.
"gleiche" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCV · "gleiches" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gleiche" for "gleiches" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gleiche" or "gleiches" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gleiche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gleiches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,983,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gleiche" and "gleiches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gleiches vs Gleichnis". 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 #1,983,886 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.