Which to use
“richtige” and “richtigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #841
- “richtige” frequency rank
- #1,240
- “richtigen” frequency rank
- 2081
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | richtige | richtigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs richtig | Formen der starken Flexion des Adjektivs richtig: ** Genitiv Singular Maskulinum, Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum ** Genitiv Singular Neutrum ** Dativ Plural |
Where the eye mixes richtige and richtigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. richtige runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) 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 richtige with richtigen
A purely visual mix-up. richtige ([ˈʁɪçtɪɡə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “richtige” sits inside “richtigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2081, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
richtige is recorded at frequency rank #841, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁɪçtɪɡə]. 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 2081, this pair ranks #2,003,151 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of richtige vs richtigen
Shared letters: ceghirt. Private to "richtige": -. Private to "richtigen": n.
"richtige" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "richtigen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "richtige" and "richtigen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "richtige" vs "richtigen" - which ranks higher?
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 "richtige" 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 #2,003,151 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "richtige" 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 #2,003,151 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.