Which to use
“ordentlichen” and “ordentlicher” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,373
- “ordentlichen” frequency rank
- #16,793
- “ordentlicher” frequency rank
- 24166
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ordentlichen | ordentlicher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ordentlich | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ordentlich |
Where the eye mixes ordentlichen and ordentlicher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. ordentlichen and ordentlicher follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses ordentlichen with ordentlicher
A purely visual mix-up. ordentlichen ([ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪçn̩]) and ordentlicher ([ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪçɐ]) 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 a single letter - n in “ordentlichen” becomes r in “ordentlicher”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24166, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ordentlichen is recorded at frequency rank #7,373, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪçn̩]. ordentlicher is at rank #16,793, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪçɐ].
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 24166, this pair ranks #1,851,478 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ordentlichen vs ordentlicher
Shared letters: cdehilnort. Private to "ordentlichen": -. Private to "ordentlicher": -.
"ordentlichen" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCVC · "ordentlicher" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ordentlichen ← odrentlichen · orddentlichen · ordenltichen · ordenntlichen · ordentilchen · ordentlcihen · ordentlicchen · ordentlicehn
- ordentlicher ← odrentlicher · orddentlicher · ordenlticher · ordenntlicher · ordentilcher · ordentlciher · ordentliccher · ordentlicehr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ordentlichen" for "ordentlicher" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "ordentlichen" or "ordentlicher" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ordentlichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ordentlicher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,851,478 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ordentlichen" and "ordentlicher" 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 #1,851,478 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.