Which to use
“weiblichen” and “weibliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,045
- “weiblichen” frequency rank
- #31,878
- “weibliches” frequency rank
- 36923
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weiblichen | weibliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weiblich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weiblich |
Where the eye mixes weiblichen and weibliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. weiblichen and weibliches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: weiblichen vs weibliches
A purely visual mix-up. weiblichen ([ˈvaɪ̯plɪçn̩]) and weibliches ([ˈvaɪ̯plɪçəs]) 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 - n in “weiblichen” becomes s in “weibliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36923, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weiblichen is recorded at frequency rank #5,045, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯plɪçn̩]. weibliches is at rank #31,878, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯plɪçəs].
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 36923, this pair ranks #1,603,222 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weiblichen vs weibliches
Shared letters: bcehilw. Private to "weiblichen": n. Private to "weibliches": s.
"weiblichen" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVC · "weibliches" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- weiblichen ← ewiblichen · webilichen · weibblichen · weibilchen · weiblcihen · weiblicchen · weiblicehn · weiblichenn
- weibliches ← ewibliches · webiliches · weibbliches · weibilches · weiblcihes · weiblicches · weiblicehs · weiblichess
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "weiblichen" for "weibliches" ever safe?
Frequency check: "weiblichen" vs "weibliches" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "weiblichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weibliches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,603,222 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weiblichen" and "weibliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weiblicher vs weibliches". 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 #1,603,222 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.