Which to use
“kaiserliche” and “kaiserlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,842
- “kaiserliche” frequency rank
- #9,225
- “kaiserlichen” frequency rank
- 24067
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kaiserliche | kaiserlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kaiserlich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kaiserlich |
Where the eye mixes kaiserliche and kaiserlichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. kaiserliche runs 11 letters (CVVCVCCVCCV) against kaiserlichen's 12 (CVVCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: kaiserliche vs kaiserlichen
A purely visual mix-up. kaiserliche ([ˈkaɪ̯zɐˌlɪçə]) and kaiserlichen ([ˈkaɪ̯zɐˌlɪçn̩]) 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) - “kaiserliche” sits inside “kaiserlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24067, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kaiserliche is recorded at frequency rank #14,842, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkaɪ̯zɐˌlɪçə]. kaiserlichen is at rank #9,225, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkaɪ̯zɐˌlɪçn̩].
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 24067, this pair ranks #1,852,800 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kaiserliche vs kaiserlichen
Shared letters: acehiklrs. Private to "kaiserliche": -. Private to "kaiserlichen": n.
"kaiserliche" · 11 letters · shape CVVCVCCVCCV · "kaiserlichen" · 12 letters · shape CVVCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kaiserliche ← akiserliche · kaiesrliche · kaiselriche · kaiserilche · kaiserlcihe · kaiserlicche · kaiserliceh · kaiserlichhe
- kaiserlichen ← akiserlichen · kaiesrlichen · kaiselrichen · kaiserilchen · kaiserlcihen · kaiserlicchen · kaiserlicehn · kaiserlichenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kaiserliche" and "kaiserlichen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "kaiserliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kaiserlichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,852,800 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kaiserliche" and "kaiserlichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kaiserliche vs kaiserlicher". 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 #1,852,800 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.