Which to use
“jeweilige” and “jeweiligen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,938
- “jeweilige” frequency rank
- #1,893
- “jeweiligen” frequency rank
- 8831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jeweilige | jeweiligen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs jeweilig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs jeweilig |
Where the eye mixes jeweilige and jeweiligen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. jeweilige runs 9 letters (CVCVVCVCV) against jeweiligen's 10 (CVCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: jeweilige vs jeweiligen
A purely visual mix-up. jeweilige ([ˈjeːˌvaɪ̯lɪɡə]) and jeweiligen ([ˈjeːˌvaɪ̯lɪɡn̩]) 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) - “jeweilige” sits inside “jeweiligen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jeweilige is recorded at frequency rank #6,938, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈjeːˌvaɪ̯lɪɡə]. jeweiligen is at rank #1,893, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈjeːˌvaɪ̯lɪɡn̩].
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 8831, this pair ranks #1,982,639 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of jeweilige vs jeweiligen
Shared letters: egijlw. Private to "jeweilige": -. Private to "jeweiligen": n.
"jeweilige" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV · "jeweiligen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- jeweilige ← ejweilige · jeewilige · jeweiilge · jeweilgie · jeweilieg · jeweiligge · jeweillige · jeweliige
- jeweiligen ← ejweiligen · jeewiligen · jeweiilgen · jeweilgien · jeweiliegn · jeweiligenn · jeweiliggen · jeweiligne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "jeweilige" and "jeweiligen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "jeweilige" or "jeweiligen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "jeweilige" and "jeweiligen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "jeweilige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jeweiligen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,982,639 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #1,982,639 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.