Which to use
“herrlich” and “herrliche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,184
- “herrlich” frequency rank
- #11,453
- “herrliche” frequency rank
- 16637
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | herrlich | herrliche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | besonders erfreulich, die Erwartungen übertreffend, wunderschön; so gut, schön oder auf andere Art positiv, dass sich kaum etwas Besseres, Schöneres oder sonst Positiveres vorstellen lässt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs herrlich |
Where the eye mixes herrlich and herrliche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. herrlich runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCC) against herrliche's 9 (CVCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between herrlich and herrliche
A purely visual mix-up. herrlich ([ˈhɛʁlɪç]) and herrliche ([ˈhɛʁlɪçə]) 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) - “herrlich” sits inside “herrliche”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16637, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
herrlich is recorded at frequency rank #5,184, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɛʁlɪç]. herrliche is at rank #11,453, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɛʁlɪçə].
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 16637, this pair ranks #1,934,193 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of herrlich vs herrliche
Shared letters: cehilr. Private to "herrlich": -. Private to "herrliche": -.
"herrlich" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC · "herrliche" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "herrlich" for "herrliche" ever safe?
Which is more common, "herrlich" or "herrliche"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "herrlich" and "herrliche" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "herrlich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "herrliche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,934,193 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "herrlich" and "herrliche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "herrliche vs herrlichem". 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 #1,934,193 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.