Which to use
“richtig” and “richtigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #244
- “richtig” frequency rank
- #1,240
- “richtigen” frequency rank
- 1484
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | richtig | richtigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Wirklichkeit entsprechend, wahr, nicht falsch | Formen der starken Flexion des Adjektivs richtig: ** Genitiv Singular Maskulinum, Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum ** Genitiv Singular Neutrum ** Dativ Plural |
Where the eye mixes richtig and richtigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. richtig runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against richtigen's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses richtig with richtigen
A purely visual mix-up. richtig ([ˈʁɪçtɪç]) and richtigen ([ˈʁɪçtɪɡn̩]) 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) - “richtig” sits inside “richtigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1484, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
richtig is recorded at frequency rank #244, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁɪçtɪç]. richtigen is at rank #1,240, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁɪçtɪɡn̩].
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 1484, this pair ranks #2,004,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of richtig vs richtigen
Shared letters: cghirt. Private to "richtig": -. Private to "richtigen": en.
"richtig" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "richtigen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "richtig" and "richtigen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "richtig" or "richtigen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "richtig" and "richtigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "richtig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "richtigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,004,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "richtig" and "richtigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "richtigem vs richtigen". 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 #2,004,256 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.