Which to use
“vertraglich” and “vertragliche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,781
- “vertraglich” frequency rank
- #32,839
- “vertragliche” frequency rank
- 48620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vertraglich | vertragliche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | wie in einem Vertrag (einem in der Regel schriftlichen Regelwerk, beispielsweise über den Austausch von Gütern, Dienstleistungen oder Häusern zwischen Personen und Firmen, meist gegen Geld, oder zwischen Staaten) festgelegt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vertraglich |
Where the eye mixes vertraglich and vertragliche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. vertraglich runs 11 letters (CVCCCVCCVCC) against vertragliche's 12 (CVCCCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vertraglich and vertragliche
A purely visual mix-up. vertraglich ([fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːklɪç]) and vertragliche ([fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːklɪçə]) 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) - “vertraglich” sits inside “vertragliche”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vertraglich is recorded at frequency rank #15,781, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːklɪç]. vertragliche is at rank #32,839, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːklɪçə].
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 48620, this pair ranks #1,241,827 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vertraglich vs vertragliche
Shared letters: aceghilrtv. Private to "vertraglich": -. Private to "vertragliche": -.
"vertraglich" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCC · "vertragliche" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vertraglich ← evrtraglich · verrtaglich · verrtraglich · vertarglich · vertragglich · vertragilch · vertraglcih · vertraglicch
- vertragliche ← evrtragliche · verrtagliche · verrtragliche · vertargliche · vertraggliche · vertragilche · vertraglcihe · vertraglicche
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vertraglich" and "vertragliche" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vertraglich" vs "vertragliche" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vertraglich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vertragliche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,241,827 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vertraglich" and "vertragliche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vertragliche vs vertraglichen". 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 #1,241,827 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.