Which to use
“gleichem” and “gleicher” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,385
- “gleichem” frequency rank
- #4,797
- “gleicher” frequency rank
- 18182
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gleichem | gleicher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gleich | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gleich |
Where the eye mixes gleichem and gleicher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gleichem and gleicher follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses gleichem with gleicher
A purely visual mix-up. gleichem ([ˈɡlaɪ̯çm̩]) and gleicher ([ˈɡlaɪ̯çɐ]) 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 a single letter - m in “gleichem” becomes r in “gleicher”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18182, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gleichem is recorded at frequency rank #13,385, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡlaɪ̯çm̩]. gleicher is at rank #4,797, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡlaɪ̯çɐ].
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 18182, this pair ranks #1,920,651 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gleichem vs gleicher
Shared letters: ceghil. Private to "gleichem": m. Private to "gleicher": r.
"gleichem" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCCVC · "gleicher" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gleichem" and "gleicher" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gleichem" or "gleicher" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gleichem" and "gleicher" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gleichem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gleicher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,920,651 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gleichem" and "gleicher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gleichem 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 #1,920,651 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.