Which to use
“gleichem” and “gleiches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,385
- “gleichem” frequency rank
- #7,479
- “gleiches” frequency rank
- 20864
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gleichem | gleiches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gleich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gleich |
Where the eye mixes gleichem and gleiches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gleichem and gleiches 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 gleiches
A purely visual mix-up. gleichem ([ˈɡlaɪ̯çm̩]) and gleiches ([ˈɡlaɪ̯çəs]) 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 s in “gleiches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20864, 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]. 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 20864, this pair ranks #1,892,865 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gleichem vs gleiches
Shared letters: ceghil. Private to "gleichem": m. Private to "gleiches": s.
"gleichem" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCCVC · "gleiches" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gleichem" for "gleiches" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gleichem" vs "gleiches" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gleichem" and "gleiches" 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 "gleiches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,892,865 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gleichem" and "gleiches" 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 #1,892,865 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.