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 spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set richtigen and richtiges apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
richtigen and richtiges form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by a single letter - n in “richtigen” becomes s in “richtiges” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. 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.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering richtigen vs richtiges
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