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

#1,374
“täglich” frequency rank
#7,240
“tägliche” frequency rank
8614
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature täglich tägliche
Definition jeden Tag wiederkehrend Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs täglich

Where the eye mixes täglich and tägliche

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. täglich runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against tägliche's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
täglich
8 ch
tägliche

Visual trap between täglich and tägliche

A purely visual mix-up. täglich ([ˈtɛːklɪç]) and tägliche ([ˈtɛːklɪçə]) 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) - “täglich” sits inside “tägliche”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8614, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

täglich is recorded at frequency rank #1,374, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɛːklɪç]. tägliche is at rank #7,240, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɛːklɪçə].

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 8614, this pair ranks #1,983,600 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of täglich vs tägliche

Shared letters: cghiltä. Private to "täglich": -. Private to "tägliche": e.

"täglich" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "tägliche" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "täglich" and "tägliche" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈtɛːklɪç] versus [ˈtɛːklɪçə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "täglich" vs "tägliche" - which ranks higher?
"täglich" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,374 in our German list, against #7,240 for "tägliche". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "täglich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tägliche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,983,600 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "täglich" and "tägliche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "täglich vs Tillich". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,983,600 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