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“ordentliche” and “ordentlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,606
- “ordentliche” frequency rank
- #7,373
- “ordentlichen” frequency rank
- 15979
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ordentliche | ordentlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ordentlich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ordentlich |
Where the eye mixes ordentliche and ordentlichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. ordentliche runs 11 letters (VCCVCCCVCCV) against ordentlichen's 12 (VCCVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ordentliche vs ordentlichen
A purely visual mix-up. ordentliche ([ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪçə]) and ordentlichen ([ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪçn̩]) 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) - “ordentliche” sits inside “ordentlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15979, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ordentliche is recorded at frequency rank #8,606, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪçə]. ordentlichen is at rank #7,373, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪçn̩].
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 15979, this pair ranks #1,939,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ordentliche vs ordentlichen
Shared letters: cdehilnort. Private to "ordentliche": -. Private to "ordentlichen": -.
"ordentliche" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCV · "ordentlichen" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ordentliche ← odrentliche · orddentliche · ordenltiche · ordenntliche · ordentilche · ordentlcihe · ordentlicche · ordentliceh
- ordentlichen ← odrentlichen · orddentlichen · ordenltichen · ordenntlichen · ordentilchen · ordentlcihen · ordentlicchen · ordentlicehn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ordentliche" and "ordentlichen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ordentliche" or "ordentlichen" show up more?
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 "ordentliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ordentlichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,939,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ordentliche" and "ordentlichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ordentliche vs ordentlicher". 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 #1,939,625 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.