Which to use
“vertragliche” and “vertraglichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,839
- “vertragliche” frequency rank
- #33,889
- “vertraglichen” frequency rank
- 66728
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vertragliche | vertraglichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vertraglich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vertraglich |
Where the eye mixes vertragliche and vertraglichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. vertragliche runs 12 letters (CVCCCVCCVCCV) against vertraglichen's 13 (CVCCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vertragliche and vertraglichen
A purely visual mix-up. vertragliche ([fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːklɪçə]) and vertraglichen ([fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːklɪçn̩]) 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) - “vertragliche” sits inside “vertraglichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66728, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vertragliche is recorded at frequency rank #32,839, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːklɪçə]. vertraglichen is at rank #33,889, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːklɪçn̩].
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 66728, this pair ranks #563,444 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vertragliche vs vertraglichen
Shared letters: aceghilrtv. Private to "vertragliche": -. Private to "vertraglichen": n.
"vertragliche" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCCV · "vertraglichen" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vertragliche ← evrtragliche · verrtagliche · verrtragliche · vertargliche · vertraggliche · vertragilche · vertraglcihe · vertraglicche
- vertraglichen ← evrtraglichen · verrtaglichen · verrtraglichen · vertarglichen · vertragglichen · vertragilchen · vertraglcihen · vertraglicchen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vertragliche" for "vertraglichen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vertragliche" vs "vertraglichen" - 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 "vertragliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vertraglichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #563,444 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vertragliche" and "vertraglichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vertraglichen vs vertraulichen". 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 #563,444 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.