Which to use
“schreckliche” and “schreckliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,962
- “schreckliche” frequency rank
- #23,698
- “schreckliches” frequency rank
- 35660
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schreckliche | schreckliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schrecklich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schrecklich |
Where the eye mixes schreckliche and schreckliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. schreckliche runs 12 letters (CCCCVCCCVCCV) against schreckliches's 13 (CCCCVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between schreckliche and schreckliches
A purely visual mix-up. schreckliche ([ˈʃʁɛklɪçə]) and schreckliches ([ˈʃʁɛklɪçəs]) 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) - “schreckliche” sits inside “schreckliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35660, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schreckliche is recorded at frequency rank #11,962, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃʁɛklɪçə]. schreckliches is at rank #23,698, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃʁɛklɪçəs].
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 35660, this pair ranks #1,634,643 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schreckliche vs schreckliches
Shared letters: cehiklrs. Private to "schreckliche": -. Private to "schreckliches": -.
"schreckliche" · 12 letters · shape CCCCVCCCVCCV · "schreckliches" · 13 letters · shape CCCCVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- schreckliche ← cshreckliche · scchreckliche · scherckliche · schhreckliche · schrcekliche · schrecckliche · schreckilche · schreckkliche
- schreckliches ← cshreckliches · scchreckliches · scherckliches · schhreckliches · schrcekliches · schrecckliches · schreckilches · schreckkliches
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "schreckliche" and "schreckliches" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "schreckliche" or "schreckliches" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "schreckliche" and "schreckliches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schreckliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schreckliches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,634,643 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schreckliche" and "schreckliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schrecklicher vs schreckliches". 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 #1,634,643 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.