Which to use
“natürlich” and “natürlichem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #222
- “natürlich” frequency rank
- #36,517
- “natürlichem” frequency rank
- 36739
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | natürlich | natürlichem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich auf die Natur beziehend, naturgemäß, in der Natur vorkommend | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs natürlich |
Where the eye mixes natürlich and natürlichem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. natürlich runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against natürlichem's 11 (CVCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: natürlich vs natürlichem
A purely visual mix-up. natürlich ([naˈtyːɐ̯lɪç]) and natürlichem ([naˈtyːɐ̯lɪçm̩]) 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) - “natürlich” sits inside “natürlichem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36739, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
natürlich is recorded at frequency rank #222, classified as anadj, pronounced [naˈtyːɐ̯lɪç]. natürlichem is at rank #36,517, tagged as anadj, pronounced [naˈtyːɐ̯lɪçm̩].
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 36739, this pair ranks #1,607,891 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of natürlich vs natürlichem
Shared letters: achilnrtü. Private to "natürlich": -. Private to "natürlichem": em.
"natürlich" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "natürlichem" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "natürlich" and "natürlichem" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "natürlich" or "natürlichem"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "natürlich" and "natürlichem" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "natürlich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "natürlichem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,607,891 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "natürlich" and "natürlichem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "natürlichem vs natürliches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,607,891 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.