Which to use
“persönliche” and “persönlichem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,035
- “persönliche” frequency rank
- #30,716
- “persönlichem” frequency rank
- 32751
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | persönliche | persönlichem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs persönlich | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs persönlich |
Where the eye mixes persönliche and persönlichem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. persönliche runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVCCV) against persönlichem's 12 (CVCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: persönliche vs persönlichem
A purely visual mix-up. persönliche ([pɛʁˈzøːnlɪçə]) and persönlichem ([pɛʁˈzøːnlɪçm̩]) 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) - “persönliche” sits inside “persönlichem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32751, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
persönliche is recorded at frequency rank #2,035, classified as anadj, pronounced [pɛʁˈzøːnlɪçə]. persönlichem is at rank #30,716, tagged as anadj, pronounced [pɛʁˈzøːnlɪçm̩].
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 32751, this pair ranks #1,700,791 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of persönliche vs persönlichem
Shared letters: cehilnprsö. Private to "persönliche": -. Private to "persönlichem": m.
"persönliche" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV · "persönlichem" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "persönliche" and "persönlichem" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "persönliche" or "persönlichem"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "persönliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "persönlichem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,700,791 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "persönliche" and "persönlichem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "persönlichem vs persönliches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,700,791 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.