Which to use
“hässliche” and “hässlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,510
- “hässliche” frequency rank
- #15,915
- “hässlichen” frequency rank
- 28425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hässliche | hässlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hässlich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hässlich |
Where the eye mixes hässliche and hässlichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. hässliche runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCV) against hässlichen's 10 (CVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between hässliche and hässlichen
A purely visual mix-up. hässliche ([ˈhɛslɪçə]) and hässlichen ([ˈhɛslɪçn̩]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “hässliche” sits inside “hässlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28425, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hässliche is recorded at frequency rank #12,510, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɛslɪçə]. hässlichen is at rank #15,915, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɛslɪçn̩].
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 28425, this pair ranks #1,784,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hässliche vs hässlichen
Shared letters: cehilsä. Private to "hässliche": -. Private to "hässlichen": n.
"hässliche" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV · "hässlichen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hässliche" and "hässlichen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hässliche" vs "hässlichen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "hässliche" and "hässlichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hässliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hässlichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,784,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hässliche" and "hässlichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hässlichen vs hässliches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,784,997 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.