Which to use
“räumlich” and “räumlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,116
- “räumlich” frequency rank
- #19,364
- “räumlichen” frequency rank
- 36480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | räumlich | räumlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf den Raum bezüglich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum und Neutrum, |
Where the eye mixes räumlich and räumlichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. räumlich ([ˈʁɔɪ̯mlɪç]) and räumlichen ([ˈʁɔɪ̯mlɪçn̩]) 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) - “räumlich” sits inside “räumlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36480, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
räumlich is recorded at frequency rank #17,116, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁɔɪ̯mlɪç]. räumlichen is at rank #19,364, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁɔɪ̯mlɪçn̩].
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 36480, this pair ranks #1,614,584 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of räumlich vs räumlichen
Shared letters: chilmruä. Private to "räumlich": -. Private to "räumlichen": en.
"räumlich" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC · "räumlichen" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVC