Which to use
“vertraglich” and “vertraulich” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,781
- “vertraglich” frequency rank
- #16,589
- “vertraulich” frequency rank
- 32370
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vertraglich | vertraulich |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | für einen eingeschränkten Empfängerkreis vorgesehen; nicht für Fremde bestimmt |
Where the eye mixes vertraglich and vertraulich
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. vertraglich (CVCCCVCCVCC) and vertraulich (CVCCCVVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between vertraglich and vertraulich
A purely visual mix-up. vertraglich ([fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːklɪç]) and vertraulich ([fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaʊ̯lɪç]) 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 - g in “vertraglich” becomes u in “vertraulich”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32370, 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]. vertraulich is at rank #16,589, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaʊ̯lɪç].
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 32370, this pair ranks #1,709,092 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vertraglich vs vertraulich
Shared letters: acehilrtv. Private to "vertraglich": g. Private to "vertraulich": u.
"vertraglich" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCC · "vertraulich" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vertraglich ← evrtraglich · verrtaglich · verrtraglich · vertarglich · vertragglich · vertragilch · vertraglcih · vertraglicch
- vertraulich ← evrtraulich · verrtaulich · verrtraulich · vertarulich · vertraluich · vertrauilch · vertraulcih · vertraulicch
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vertraglich" for "vertraulich" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vertraglich" vs "vertraulich" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vertraglich" and "vertraulich" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vertraglich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vertraulich" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,709,092 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vertraglich" and "vertraulich" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vertraglich 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 #1,709,092 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.