Which to use
“weibliche” and “weiblichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,170
- “weibliche” frequency rank
- #5,045
- “weiblichen” frequency rank
- 9215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weibliche | weiblichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs weiblich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weiblich |
Where the eye mixes weibliche and weiblichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. weibliche runs 9 letters (CVVCCVCCV) against weiblichen's 10 (CVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: weibliche vs weiblichen
A purely visual mix-up. weibliche ([ˈvaɪ̯plɪçə]) and weiblichen ([ˈvaɪ̯plɪçn̩]) 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) - “weibliche” sits inside “weiblichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weibliche is recorded at frequency rank #4,170, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯plɪçə]. weiblichen is at rank #5,045, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯plɪçn̩].
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 9215, this pair ranks #1,980,946 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weibliche vs weiblichen
Shared letters: bcehilw. Private to "weibliche": -. Private to "weiblichen": n.
"weibliche" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCCV · "weiblichen" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- weibliche ← ewibliche · webiliche · weibbliche · weibilche · weiblcihe · weiblicche · weibliceh · weiblichhe
- weiblichen ← ewiblichen · webilichen · weibblichen · weibilchen · weiblcihen · weiblicchen · weiblicehn · weiblichenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "weibliche" and "weiblichen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "weibliche" or "weiblichen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "weibliche" and "weiblichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "weibliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weiblichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,980,946 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weibliche" and "weiblichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weiblichen vs Weilchen". 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 #1,980,946 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.