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“polizeilich” and “polizeilichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,759
- “polizeilich” frequency rank
- #18,659
- “polizeilichen” frequency rank
- 52418
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | polizeilich | polizeilichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zur Polizei gehörend, sie oder ihre Arbeit betreffend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs polizeilich |
Where the eye mixes polizeilich and polizeilichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: polizeilich vs polizeilichen
A purely visual mix-up. polizeilich ([poliˈt͡saɪ̯lɪç]) and polizeilichen ([poliˈt͡saɪ̯lɪçn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “polizeilich” sits inside “polizeilichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52418, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
polizeilich is recorded at frequency rank #33,759, classified as anadj, pronounced [poliˈt͡saɪ̯lɪç]. polizeilichen is at rank #18,659, tagged as anadj, pronounced [poliˈt͡saɪ̯lɪçn̩].
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 52418, this pair ranks #1,097,779 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of polizeilich vs polizeilichen
Shared letters: cehilopz. Private to "polizeilich": -. Private to "polizeilichen": n.
"polizeilich" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVCC · "polizeilichen" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- polizeilich ← oplizeilich · ploizeilich · poilzeilich · poliezilich · polizeiilch · polizeilcih · polizeilicch · polizeilichh
- polizeilichen ← oplizeilichen · ploizeilichen · poilzeilichen · poliezilichen · polizeiilchen · polizeilcihen · polizeilicchen · polizeilicehn
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "polizeilich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "polizeilichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,097,779 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "polizeilich" and "polizeilichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "polizeilich vs polizeilicher". 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 #1,097,779 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.