Which to use
“jeglichen” and “jegliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,404
- “jeglichen” frequency rank
- #24,001
- “jegliches” frequency rank
- 37405
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jeglichen | jegliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Indefinitpronomens jeglicher | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Indefinitpronomens jeglicher |
Where the eye mixes jeglichen and jegliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. jeglichen and jegliches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between jeglichen and jegliches
A purely visual mix-up. jeglichen ([ˈjeːklɪçn̩]) and jegliches ([ˈjeːklɪçəs]) 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 a single letter - n in “jeglichen” becomes s in “jegliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37405, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jeglichen is recorded at frequency rank #13,404, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈjeːklɪçn̩]. jegliches is at rank #24,001, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈjeːklɪçəs].
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 37405, this pair ranks #1,591,143 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of jeglichen vs jegliches
Shared letters: ceghijl. Private to "jeglichen": n. Private to "jegliches": s.
"jeglichen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "jegliches" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "jeglichen" for "jegliches" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "jeglichen" or "jegliches" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "jeglichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jegliches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,591,143 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jeglichen" and "jegliches" 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 #1,591,143 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.