siegreichvssiegreichenTell them apart

Which to use

“siegreich” and “siegreichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,128
“siegreich” frequency rank
#25,765
“siegreichen” frequency rank
49893
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature siegreich siegreichen
Definition der Gewinner seiend Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs siegreich

Where the eye mixes siegreich and siegreichen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. siegreich runs 9 letters (CVVCCVVCC) against siegreichen's 11 (CVVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
siegreich
11 ch
siegreichen

Why the eye confuses siegreich with siegreichen

A purely visual mix-up. siegreich ([ˈziːkˌʁaɪ̯ç]) and siegreichen ([ˈziːkˌʁaɪ̯çn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “siegreich” sits inside “siegreichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49893, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

siegreich is recorded at frequency rank #24,128, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈziːkˌʁaɪ̯ç]. siegreichen is at rank #25,765, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈziːkˌʁaɪ̯çn̩].

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 49893, this pair ranks #1,194,401 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of siegreich vs siegreichen

Shared letters: ceghirs. Private to "siegreich": -. Private to "siegreichen": n.

"siegreich" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVVCC  ·  "siegreichen" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • siegreich ← isegreich · seigreich · siegerich · sieggreich · siegrecih · siegreicch · siegreichh · siegreihc
  • siegreichen ← isegreichen · seigreichen · siegerichen · sieggreichen · siegrecihen · siegreicchen · siegreicehn · siegreichenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "siegreich" and "siegreichen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈziːkˌʁaɪ̯ç] versus [ˈziːkˌʁaɪ̯çn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "siegreich" or "siegreichen"?
"siegreich" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,128 in our German list, against #25,765 for "siegreichen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "siegreich" and "siegreichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "siegreich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "siegreichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,194,401 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "siegreich" and "siegreichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "siegreiche vs siegreichen". 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 #1,194,401 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list