Which to use
“richtige” and “richtigem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #841
- “richtige” frequency rank
- #37,165
- “richtigem” frequency rank
- 38006
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | richtige | richtigem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs richtig | Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs richtig |
Where the eye mixes richtige and richtigem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. richtige runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against richtigem's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: richtige vs richtigem
A purely visual mix-up. richtige ([ˈʁɪçtɪɡə]) and richtigem ([ˈʁɪçtɪɡəm]) 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) - “richtige” sits inside “richtigem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38006, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
richtige is recorded at frequency rank #841, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁɪçtɪɡə]. richtigem is at rank #37,165, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁɪçtɪɡəm].
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 38006, this pair ranks #1,575,350 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of richtige vs richtigem
Shared letters: ceghirt. Private to "richtige": -. Private to "richtigem": m.
"richtige" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "richtigem" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "richtige" for "richtigem" ever safe?
Frequency check: "richtige" vs "richtigem" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "richtige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "richtigem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,575,350 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "richtige" and "richtigem" 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 #1,575,350 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.