Which to use
“polizeiliche” and “polizeilichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,675
- “polizeiliche” frequency rank
- #18,659
- “polizeilichen” frequency rank
- 38334
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | polizeiliche | polizeilichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs polizeilich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs polizeilich |
Where the eye mixes polizeiliche and polizeilichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between polizeiliche and polizeilichen
A purely visual mix-up. polizeiliche ([poliˈt͡saɪ̯lɪçə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “polizeiliche” sits inside “polizeilichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38334, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
polizeiliche is recorded at frequency rank #19,675, classified as anadj, pronounced [poliˈt͡saɪ̯lɪçə]. 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 38334, this pair ranks #1,566,678 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of polizeiliche vs polizeilichen
Shared letters: cehilopz. Private to "polizeiliche": -. Private to "polizeilichen": n.
"polizeiliche" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVCCV · "polizeilichen" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- polizeiliche ← oplizeiliche · ploizeiliche · poilzeiliche · polieziliche · polizeiilche · polizeilcihe · polizeilicche · polizeiliceh
- polizeilichen ← oplizeilichen · ploizeilichen · poilzeilichen · poliezilichen · polizeiilchen · polizeilcihen · polizeilicchen · polizeilicehn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "polizeiliche" and "polizeilichen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "polizeiliche" or "polizeilichen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "polizeiliche" and "polizeilichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "polizeiliche" 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 #1,566,678 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "polizeiliche" and "polizeilichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "polizeiliche 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 #1,566,678 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.