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

#44,915
“siegreiche” frequency rank
#25,765
“siegreichen” frequency rank
70680
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature siegreiche siegreichen
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs siegreich Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs siegreich

Where the eye mixes siegreiche and siegreichen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. siegreiche runs 10 letters (CVVCCVVCCV) against siegreichen's 11 (CVVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
siegreiche
11 ch
siegreichen

Why the eye confuses siegreiche with siegreichen

A purely visual mix-up. siegreiche ([ˈziːkˌʁaɪ̯çə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “siegreiche” sits inside “siegreichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70680, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

siegreiche is recorded at frequency rank #44,915, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈziːkˌʁaɪ̯çə]. 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 70680, this pair ranks #439,107 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of siegreiche vs siegreichen

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

"siegreiche" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVVCCV  ·  "siegreichen" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • siegreiche ← isegreiche · seigreiche · siegeriche · sieggreiche · siegrecihe · siegreicche · siegreiceh · siegreichhe
  • siegreichen ← isegreichen · seigreichen · siegerichen · sieggreichen · siegrecihen · siegreicchen · siegreicehn · siegreichenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "siegreiche" and "siegreichen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈziːkˌʁaɪ̯çə] versus [ˈziːkˌʁaɪ̯çn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "siegreiche" or "siegreichen"?
"siegreichen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,765 in our German list, against #44,915 for "siegreiche". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "siegreiche" 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 #439,107 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "siegreiche" and "siegreichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "siegreich vs siegreiche". 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 #439,107 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