jeglichevsjeglichenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#5,857
“jegliche” frequency rank
#13,404
“jeglichen” frequency rank
19261
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jegliche jeglichen
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum des Indefinitpronomens jeglicher Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Indefinitpronomens jeglicher

Where the eye mixes jegliche and jeglichen

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

8 ch
jegliche
9 ch
jeglichen

Look-alike desk: jegliche vs jeglichen

A purely visual mix-up. jegliche ([ˈjeːklɪçə]) and jeglichen ([ˈjeːklɪçn̩]) 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 “jeglichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19261, 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]. jeglichen is at rank #13,404, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈjeːklɪçn̩].

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 19261, this pair ranks #1,910,218 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of jegliche vs jeglichen

Shared letters: ceghijl. Private to "jegliche": -. Private to "jeglichen": n.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jegliche ← ejgliche · jeggliche · jegilche · jeglcihe · jeglicche · jegliceh · jeglichhe · jeglihce
  • jeglichen ← ejglichen · jegglichen · jegilchen · jeglcihen · jeglicchen · jeglicehn · jeglichenn · jeglichhen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "jegliche" and "jeglichen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈjeːklɪçə] versus [ˈjeːklɪçn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "jegliche" or "jeglichen"?
"jegliche" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,857 in our German list, against #13,404 for "jeglichen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "jegliche" and "jeglichen" 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 "jeglichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,910,218 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "jegliche" and "jeglichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jeglichem vs jeglichen". 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 #1,910,218 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