Which to use
“herrlich” and “herrlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,184
- “herrlich” frequency rank
- #12,094
- “herrlichen” frequency rank
- 17278
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | herrlich | herrlichen |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs herrlich |
Where the eye mixes herrlich and herrlichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. herrlich runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCC) against herrlichen's 10 (CVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between herrlich and herrlichen
A purely visual mix-up. herrlich ([ˈhɛʁlɪç]) and herrlichen ([ˈhɛʁlɪçn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “herrlich” sits inside “herrlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17278, 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]. herrlichen is at rank #12,094, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɛʁlɪçn̩].
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 17278, this pair ranks #1,928,800 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of herrlich vs herrlichen
Shared letters: cehilr. Private to "herrlich": -. Private to "herrlichen": n.
"herrlich" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC · "herrlichen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- herrlich ← herlrich · herrilch · herrlcih · herrlicch · herrlichh · herrlihc · herrllich · hherrlich
- herrlichen ← ehrrlichen · herlichen · herlrichen · herrilchen · herrlcihen · herrlicchen · herrlicehn · herrlichenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "herrlich" for "herrlichen" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "herrlich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "herrlichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,928,800 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "herrlich" and "herrlichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "herrlichem vs herrlichen". 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 #1,928,800 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.