Which to use
“ordentlichen” and “ordentliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,373
- “ordentlichen” frequency rank
- #14,645
- “ordentliches” frequency rank
- 22018
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ordentlichen | ordentliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ordentlich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ordentlich |
Where the eye mixes ordentlichen and ordentliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. ordentlichen and ordentliches 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 ordentliches
A purely visual mix-up. ordentlichen ([ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪçn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “ordentlichen” becomes s in “ordentliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22018, 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]. 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 22018, this pair ranks #1,879,354 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ordentlichen vs ordentliches
Shared letters: cdehilnort. Private to "ordentlichen": -. Private to "ordentliches": s.
"ordentlichen" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCVC · "ordentliches" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ordentlichen ← odrentlichen · orddentlichen · ordenltichen · ordenntlichen · ordentilchen · ordentlcihen · ordentlicchen · ordentlicehn
- ordentliches ← odrentliches · orddentliches · ordenltiches · ordenntliches · ordentilches · ordentlcihes · ordentlicches · ordentlicehs
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ordentlichen" and "ordentliches" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "ordentlichen" or "ordentliches" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ordentlichen" and "ordentliches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ordentlichen" 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 #1,879,354 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ordentlichen" 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 #1,879,354 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.