Which to use
“tödliche” and “tödlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,380
- “tödliche” frequency rank
- #11,339
- “tödlichen” frequency rank
- 21719
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tödliche | tödlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tödlich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tödlich |
Where the eye mixes tödliche and tödlichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. tödliche runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against tödlichen's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between tödliche and tödlichen
A purely visual mix-up. tödliche ([ˈtøːtlɪçə]) and tödlichen ([ˈtøːtlɪçn̩]) 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) - “tödliche” sits inside “tödlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21719, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tödliche is recorded at frequency rank #10,380, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtøːtlɪçə]. tödlichen is at rank #11,339, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtøːtlɪçn̩].
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 21719, this pair ranks #1,882,957 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tödliche vs tödlichen
Shared letters: cdehiltö. Private to "tödliche": -. Private to "tödlichen": n.
"tödliche" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "tödlichen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tödliche" for "tödlichen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "tödliche" or "tödlichen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tödliche" and "tödlichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tödliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tödlichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,882,957 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tödliche" and "tödlichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tödlichen vs tödliches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,882,957 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.