Which to use
“niedlich” and “niedlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,140
- “niedlich” frequency rank
- #35,356
- “niedlichen” frequency rank
- 47496
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | niedlich | niedlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | so süß und putzig, dass man es mag | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs niedlich |
Where the eye mixes niedlich and niedlichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. niedlich runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCC) against niedlichen's 10 (CVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses niedlich with niedlichen
A purely visual mix-up. niedlich ([ˈniːtlɪç]) and niedlichen ([ˈniːtlɪçn̩]) 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) - “niedlich” sits inside “niedlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47496, 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]. niedlichen is at rank #35,356, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈniːtlɪçn̩].
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 47496, this pair ranks #1,282,234 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of niedlich vs niedlichen
Shared letters: cdehiln. Private to "niedlich": -. Private to "niedlichen": -.
"niedlich" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC · "niedlichen" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- niedlich ← inedlich · neidlich · nidelich · nieddlich · niedilch · niedlcih · niedlicch · niedlichh
- niedlichen ← inedlichen · neidlichen · nidelichen · nieddlichen · niedilchen · niedlcihen · niedlicchen · niedlicehn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "niedlich" and "niedlichen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "niedlich" or "niedlichen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "niedlich" and "niedlichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "niedlich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "niedlichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,282,234 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "niedlich" and "niedlichen" 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 #1,282,234 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.