monatlichenvsmonatlichesWhat's the difference?

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

#12,973
“monatlichen” frequency rank
#49,092
“monatliches” frequency rank
62065
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature monatlichen monatliches
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs monatlich Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs monatlich

Where the eye mixes monatlichen and monatliches

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

11 ch
monatlichen
11 ch
monatliches

Look-alike desk: monatlichen vs monatliches

A purely visual mix-up. monatlichen ([ˈmoːnatlɪçn̩]) and monatliches ([ˈmoːnatlɪçəs]) 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 “monatlichen” becomes s in “monatliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62065, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

monatlichen is recorded at frequency rank #12,973, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmoːnatlɪçn̩]. monatliches is at rank #49,092, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmoːnatlɪçəs].

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 62065, this pair ranks #726,469 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of monatlichen vs monatliches

Shared letters: acehilmnot. Private to "monatlichen": -. Private to "monatliches": s.

"monatlichen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC  ·  "monatliches" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • monatlichenmmonatlichen · mnoatlichen · moantlichen · monaltichen · monatilchen · monatlcihen · monatlicchen · monatlicehn
  • monatlichesmmonatliches · mnoatliches · moantliches · monaltiches · monatilches · monatlcihes · monatlicches · monatlicehs

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "monatlichen" for "monatliches" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmoːnatlɪçn̩] versus [ˈmoːnatlɪçəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "monatlichen" or "monatliches"?
"monatlichen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,973 in our German list, against #49,092 for "monatliches". 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 "monatlichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "monatliches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #726,469 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "monatlichen" and "monatliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "monatliche vs monatliches". 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 #726,469 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