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Which to use

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

#5,435
“täglichen” frequency rank
#26,656
“tägliches” frequency rank
32091
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes täglichen and tägliches

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. täglichen and tägliches 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
tägliches

Why the eye confuses täglichen with tägliches

A purely visual mix-up. täglichen ([ˈtɛːklɪçn̩]) and tägliches ([ˈtɛːklɪçəs]) 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 s in “tägliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32091, 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]. tägliches is at rank #26,656, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɛːklɪçəs].

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 32091, this pair ranks #1,714,883 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of täglichen vs tägliches

Shared letters: ceghiltä. Private to "täglichen": n. Private to "tägliches": s.

"täglichen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "tägliches" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "täglichen" for "tägliches" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈtɛːklɪçn̩] versus [ˈtɛːklɪçəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "täglichen" vs "tägliches" - which ranks higher?
"täglichen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,435 in our German list, against #26,656 for "tägliches". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "täglichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tägliches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,714,883 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "täglichen" and "tägliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tägliches vs tödliches". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,714,883 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