täglichenvstäglicherTell them apart

Which to use

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

#5,435
“täglichen” frequency rank
#32,818
“täglicher” frequency rank
38253
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature täglichen täglicher
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs täglich Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs täglich

Where the eye mixes täglichen and täglicher

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. täglichen and täglicher follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
täglichen
9 ch
täglicher

Look-alike desk: täglichen vs täglicher

A purely visual mix-up. täglichen ([ˈtɛːklɪçn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “täglichen” becomes r in “täglicher”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38253, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

täglichen is recorded at frequency rank #5,435, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɛːklɪçn̩]. 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 38253, this pair ranks #1,568,770 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of täglichen vs täglicher

Shared letters: ceghiltä. Private to "täglichen": n. Private to "täglicher": r.

"täglichen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "täglicher" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "täglichen" for "täglicher" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈtɛːklɪçn̩] versus [ˈtɛːklɪçɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "täglichen" or "täglicher"?
"täglichen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,435 in our German list, against #32,818 for "täglicher". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "täglichen" 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 #1,568,770 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "täglichen" and "täglicher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "täglicher vs tägliches". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,568,770 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