Which to use
“königliche” and “königlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,902
- “königliche” frequency rank
- #6,213
- “königlichen” frequency rank
- 15115
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | königliche | königlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs königlich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs königlich |
Where the eye mixes königliche and königlichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. königliche runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVCCV) against königlichen's 11 (CVCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: königliche vs königlichen
A purely visual mix-up. königliche ([ˈkøːnɪklɪçə]) and königlichen ([ˈkøːnɪklɪçn̩]) 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) - “königliche” sits inside “königlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15115, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
königliche is recorded at frequency rank #8,902, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkøːnɪklɪçə]. königlichen is at rank #6,213, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkøːnɪklɪçn̩].
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 15115, this pair ranks #1,946,264 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of königliche vs königlichen
Shared letters: ceghiklnö. Private to "königliche": -. Private to "königlichen": -.
"königliche" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV · "königlichen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "königliche" vs "königlichen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "königliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "königlichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,946,264 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "königliche" and "königlichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "königliche vs königliches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,946,264 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.