leidenschaftlichvsleidenschaftlichenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“leidenschaftlich” and “leidenschaftlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,752
“leidenschaftlich” frequency rank
#30,176
“leidenschaftlichen” frequency rank
42928
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature leidenschaftlich leidenschaftlichen
Definition Leidenschaft, Begeisterung für irgendetwas besitzend Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs leidenschaftlich

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set leidenschaftlich and leidenschaftlichen apart are highlighted. They share 16 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

16 ch
leidenschaftlich
18 ch
leidenschaftlichen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. leidenschaftlich ([ˈlaɪ̯dn̩ʃaftlɪç]) and leidenschaftlichen ([ˈlaɪ̯dn̩ʃaftlɪçn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “leidenschaftlich” sits inside “leidenschaftlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42928, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

leidenschaftlich is recorded at frequency rank #12,752, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯dn̩ʃaftlɪç]. leidenschaftlichen is at rank #30,176, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯dn̩ʃaftlɪçn̩].

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 42928, this pair ranks #1,434,038 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of leidenschaftlich vs leidenschaftlichen

Shared letters: acdefhilnst. Private to "leidenschaftlich": -. Private to "leidenschaftlichen": -.

"leidenschaftlich" · 16 letters · shape CVVCVCCCCVCCCVCC  ·  "leidenschaftlichen" · 18 letters · shape CVVCVCCCCVCCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • leidenschaftlichelidenschaftlich · ledienschaftlich · leiddenschaftlich · leidencshaftlich · leidennschaftlich · leidenscahftlich · leidenscchaftlich · leidenschafftlich
  • leidenschaftlichenelidenschaftlichen · ledienschaftlichen · leiddenschaftlichen · leidencshaftlichen · leidennschaftlichen · leidenscahftlichen · leidenscchaftlichen · leidenschafftlichen

Frequency comparison

leidenschaftlich#12,752
leidenschaftlichen#30,176

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "leidenschaftlich" and "leidenschaftlichen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlaɪ̯dn̩ʃaftlɪç] versus [ˈlaɪ̯dn̩ʃaftlɪçn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "leidenschaftlich" or "leidenschaftlichen"?
"leidenschaftlich" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,752 in our German list, against #30,176 for "leidenschaftlichen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list