Which to use
“gleiche” and “glichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,059
- “gleiche” frequency rank
- #36,369
- “glichen” frequency rank
- 37428
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gleiche | glichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gleichen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs gleichen |
Where the eye mixes gleiche and glichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gleiche (CCVVCCV) and glichen (CCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between gleiche and glichen
A purely visual mix-up. gleiche ([ˈɡlaɪ̯çə]) and glichen ([ˈɡlɪçn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37428, 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]. glichen is at rank #36,369, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɡlɪçn̩].
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 37428, this pair ranks #1,590,507 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gleiche vs glichen
Shared letters: ceghil. Private to "gleiche": -. Private to "glichen": n.
"gleiche" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCV · "glichen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gleiche" for "glichen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gleiche" vs "glichen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gleiche" and "glichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gleiche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "glichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,590,507 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gleiche" and "glichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gewichen vs glichen". 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 #1,590,507 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.