jeglichenvsjeglichesConfusable pair

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.

9 ch
jeglichen
9 ch
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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

  • jeglichen ← ejglichen · jegglichen · jegilchen · jeglcihen · jeglicchen · jeglicehn · jeglichenn · jeglichhen
  • jegliches ← ejgliches · jeggliches · jegilches · jeglcihes · jeglicches · jeglicehs · jeglichess · jeglichhes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "jeglichen" for "jegliches" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈjeːklɪçn̩] versus [ˈjeːklɪçəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "jeglichen" or "jegliches" show up more?
"jeglichen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,404 in our German list, against #24,001 for "jegliches". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list