Which to use
“richtigen” and “richtiges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,240
- “richtigen” frequency rank
- #6,966
- “richtiges” frequency rank
- 8206
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | richtigen | richtiges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Formen der starken Flexion des Adjektivs richtig: ** Genitiv Singular Maskulinum, Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum ** Genitiv Singular Neutrum ** Dativ Plural | 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 richtigen and richtiges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. richtigen and richtiges 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 richtigen with richtiges
A purely visual mix-up. richtigen ([ˈʁɪçtɪɡn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “richtigen” becomes s in “richtiges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8206, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
richtigen is recorded at frequency rank #1,240, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁɪçtɪɡn̩]. 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 8206, this pair ranks #1,985,213 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of richtigen vs richtiges
Shared letters: ceghirt. Private to "richtigen": n. Private to "richtiges": s.
"richtigen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "richtiges" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "richtigen" and "richtiges" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "richtigen" or "richtiges" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "richtigen" and "richtiges" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "richtigen" 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 #1,985,213 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "richtigen" 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 #1,985,213 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.