Which to use
“niedlich” and “niedliche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,140
- “niedlich” frequency rank
- #31,705
- “niedliche” frequency rank
- 43845
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | niedlich | niedliche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | so süß und putzig, dass man es mag | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs niedlich |
Where the eye mixes niedlich and niedliche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. niedlich runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCC) against niedliche's 9 (CVVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: niedlich vs niedliche
A purely visual mix-up. niedlich ([ˈniːtlɪç]) and niedliche ([ˈniːtlɪçə]) 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) - “niedlich” sits inside “niedliche”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43845, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
niedlich is recorded at frequency rank #12,140, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈniːtlɪç]. niedliche is at rank #31,705, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈniːtlɪçə].
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 43845, this pair ranks #1,405,091 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of niedlich vs niedliche
Shared letters: cdehiln. Private to "niedlich": -. Private to "niedliche": -.
"niedlich" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC · "niedliche" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "niedlich" for "niedliche" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "niedlich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "niedliche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,405,091 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "niedlich" and "niedliche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "niedliche vs niedlichen". 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 #1,405,091 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.