Which to use
“herrlich” and “herrliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,184
- “herrlich” frequency rank
- #25,591
- “herrliches” frequency rank
- 30775
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | herrlich | herrliches |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs herrlich |
Where the eye mixes herrlich and herrliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. herrlich runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCC) against herrliches's 10 (CVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses herrlich with herrliches
A purely visual mix-up. herrlich ([ˈhɛʁlɪç]) and herrliches ([ˈhɛʁlɪçəs]) 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 “herrliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30775, 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]. herrliches is at rank #25,591, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɛʁlɪçəs].
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 30775, this pair ranks #1,741,318 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of herrlich vs herrliches
Shared letters: cehilr. Private to "herrlich": -. Private to "herrliches": s.
"herrlich" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC · "herrliches" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- herrlich ← herlrich · herrilch · herrlcih · herrlicch · herrlichh · herrlihc · herrllich · hherrlich
- herrliches ← ehrrliches · herliches · herlriches · herrilches · herrlcihes · herrlicches · herrlicehs · herrlichess
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "herrlich" and "herrliches" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "herrlich" vs "herrliches" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "herrlich" and "herrliches" 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 "herrliches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,741,318 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "herrlich" and "herrliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "herrlichem vs herrliches". 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 #1,741,318 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.