Which to use
“richtigem” and “richtigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,165
- “richtigem” frequency rank
- #1,240
- “richtigen” frequency rank
- 38405
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | richtigem | richtigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum 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 richtigem and richtigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. richtigem and richtigen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses richtigem with richtigen
A purely visual mix-up. richtigem ([ˈʁɪçtɪɡəm]) 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 a single letter - m in “richtigem” becomes n in “richtigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38405, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
richtigem is recorded at frequency rank #37,165, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁɪçtɪɡəm]. 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 38405, this pair ranks #1,564,859 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of richtigem vs richtigen
Shared letters: ceghirt. Private to "richtigem": m. Private to "richtigen": n.
"richtigem" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "richtigen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "richtigem" for "richtigen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "richtigem" or "richtigen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "richtigem" and "richtigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "richtigem" 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 #1,564,859 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "richtigem" and "richtigen" 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 #1,564,859 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.