Which to use
“verbindliche” and “verbindlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,420
- “verbindliche” frequency rank
- #27,993
- “verbindlichen” frequency rank
- 46413
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbindliche | verbindlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbindlich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbindlich |
Where the eye mixes verbindliche and verbindlichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. verbindliche runs 12 letters (CVCCVCCCVCCV) against verbindlichen's 13 (CVCCVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verbindliche with verbindlichen
A purely visual mix-up. verbindliche ([fɛɐ̯ˈbɪntlɪçə]) and verbindlichen ([fɛɐ̯ˈbɪntlɪçn̩]) 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) - “verbindliche” sits inside “verbindlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46413, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbindliche is recorded at frequency rank #18,420, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbɪntlɪçə]. verbindlichen is at rank #27,993, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbɪntlɪçn̩].
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 46413, this pair ranks #1,319,982 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verbindliche vs verbindlichen
Shared letters: bcdehilnrv. Private to "verbindliche": -. Private to "verbindlichen": -.
"verbindliche" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCCV · "verbindlichen" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbindliche ← evrbindliche · vebrindliche · verbbindliche · verbidnliche · verbinddliche · verbindilche · verbindlcihe · verbindlicche
- verbindlichen ← evrbindlichen · vebrindlichen · verbbindlichen · verbidnlichen · verbinddlichen · verbindilchen · verbindlcihen · verbindlicchen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbindliche" and "verbindlichen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verbindliche" or "verbindlichen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verbindliche" and "verbindlichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbindliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbindlichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,319,982 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbindliche" and "verbindlichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbindliche vs vorbildliche". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,319,982 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.