Which to use
“täglich” and “täglicher” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,374
- “täglich” frequency rank
- #32,818
- “täglicher” frequency rank
- 34192
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | täglich | täglicher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jeden Tag wiederkehrend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs täglich |
Where the eye mixes täglich and täglicher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. täglich runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against täglicher's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: täglich vs täglicher
A purely visual mix-up. täglich ([ˈtɛːklɪç]) and täglicher ([ˈtɛːklɪçɐ]) 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) - “täglich” sits inside “täglicher”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34192, 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]. täglicher is at rank #32,818, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɛːklɪçɐ].
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 34192, this pair ranks #1,669,000 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of täglich vs täglicher
Shared letters: cghiltä. Private to "täglich": -. Private to "täglicher": er.
"täglich" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "täglicher" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "täglich" for "täglicher" ever safe?
Frequency check: "täglich" vs "täglicher" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "täglich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "täglicher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,669,000 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "täglich" and "täglicher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "täglicher vs tägliches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,669,000 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.