jeglichevsjeglichemConfusable pair

Which to use

“jegliche” and “jeglichem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,857
“jegliche” frequency rank
#46,758
“jeglichem” frequency rank
52615
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jegliche jeglichem
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum des Indefinitpronomens jeglicher Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Indefinitpronomens jeglicher

Where the eye mixes jegliche and jeglichem

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. jegliche runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against jeglichem's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
jegliche
9 ch
jeglichem

Why the eye confuses jegliche with jeglichem

A purely visual mix-up. jegliche ([ˈjeːklɪçə]) and jeglichem ([ˈjeːklɪçm̩]) 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) - “jegliche” sits inside “jeglichem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52615, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

jegliche is recorded at frequency rank #5,857, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈjeːklɪçə]. jeglichem is at rank #46,758, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈjeːklɪçm̩].

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 52615, this pair ranks #1,089,911 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of jegliche vs jeglichem

Shared letters: ceghijl. Private to "jegliche": -. Private to "jeglichem": m.

"jegliche" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "jeglichem" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jegliche ← ejgliche · jeggliche · jegilche · jeglcihe · jeglicche · jegliceh · jeglichhe · jeglihce
  • jeglichem ← ejglichem · jegglichem · jegilchem · jeglcihem · jeglicchem · jeglicehm · jeglichemm · jeglichhem

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "jegliche" and "jeglichem" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈjeːklɪçə] versus [ˈjeːklɪçm̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "jegliche" or "jeglichem"?
"jegliche" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,857 in our German list, against #46,758 for "jeglichem". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "jegliche" and "jeglichem" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "jegliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "jeglichem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,089,911 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "jegliche" and "jeglichem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jeglichem vs jegliches". 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 #1,089,911 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list