Which to use
“richtig” and “richtiges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #244
- “richtig” frequency rank
- #6,966
- “richtiges” frequency rank
- 7210
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | richtig | richtiges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Wirklichkeit entsprechend, wahr, nicht falsch | Formen des Positivs des Adjektivs richtig: ** Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion ** Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion ** Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion ** Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion |
Where the eye mixes richtig and richtiges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. richtig runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against richtiges'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 richtiges
A purely visual mix-up. richtig ([ˈʁɪçtɪç]) and richtiges ([ˈʁɪçtɪɡəs]) 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 “richtiges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7210, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
richtig is recorded at frequency rank #244, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁɪçtɪç]. richtiges is at rank #6,966, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁɪçtɪɡəs].
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 7210, this pair ranks #1,989,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of richtig vs richtiges
Shared letters: cghirt. Private to "richtig": -. Private to "richtiges": es.
"richtig" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "richtiges" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "richtig" and "richtiges" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "richtig" or "richtiges"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "richtig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "richtiges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,989,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "richtig" and "richtiges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "richtigem vs richtiges". 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 #1,989,002 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.