Which to use
“ordentliche” and “ordentliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,606
- “ordentliche” frequency rank
- #14,645
- “ordentliches” frequency rank
- 23251
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ordentliche | ordentliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ordentlich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ordentlich |
Where the eye mixes ordentliche and ordentliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. ordentliche runs 11 letters (VCCVCCCVCCV) against ordentliches's 12 (VCCVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ordentliche vs ordentliches
A purely visual mix-up. ordentliche ([ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪçə]) and ordentliches ([ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪçəs]) 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 “ordentliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23251, 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]. ordentliches is at rank #14,645, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪçəs].
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 23251, this pair ranks #1,863,738 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ordentliche vs ordentliches
Shared letters: cdehilnort. Private to "ordentliche": -. Private to "ordentliches": s.
"ordentliche" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCV · "ordentliches" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ordentliche ← odrentliche · orddentliche · ordenltiche · ordenntliche · ordentilche · ordentlcihe · ordentlicche · ordentliceh
- ordentliches ← odrentliches · orddentliches · ordenltiches · ordenntliches · ordentilches · ordentlcihes · ordentlicches · ordentlicehs
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ordentliche" and "ordentliches" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "ordentliche" or "ordentliches" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ordentliche" and "ordentliches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ordentliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ordentliches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,863,738 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ordentliche" and "ordentliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ordentlicher vs ordentliches". 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 #1,863,738 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.