Which to use
“sämtlichen” and “sämtlicher” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,129
- “sämtlichen” frequency rank
- #13,247
- “sämtlicher” frequency rank
- 24376
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sämtlichen | sämtlicher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sämtlich | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sämtlich |
Where the eye mixes sämtlichen and sämtlicher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. sämtlichen and sämtlicher follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: sämtlichen vs sämtlicher
A purely visual mix-up. sämtlichen ([ˈzɛmtlɪçn̩]) and sämtlicher ([ˈzɛmtlɪçɐ]) 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 “sämtlichen” becomes r in “sämtlicher”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24376, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sämtlichen is recorded at frequency rank #11,129, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɛmtlɪçn̩]. sämtlicher is at rank #13,247, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɛmtlɪçɐ].
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 24376, this pair ranks #1,848,523 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sämtlichen vs sämtlicher
Shared letters: cehilmstä. Private to "sämtlichen": n. Private to "sämtlicher": r.
"sämtlichen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "sämtlicher" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "sämtlichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sämtlicher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,848,523 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sämtlichen" and "sämtlicher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sämtlich vs sämtlicher". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,848,523 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.