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“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.

7 ch
täglich
9 ch
täglicher

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?
No. They are said differently ([ˈtɛːklɪç] versus [ˈtɛːklɪçɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "täglich" vs "täglicher" - which ranks higher?
"täglich" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,374 in our German list, against #32,818 for "täglicher". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list