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“weiblicher” and “weibliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,715
“weiblicher” frequency rank
#31,878
“weibliches” frequency rank
46593
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature weiblicher weibliches
Definition Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs weiblich Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weiblich

Where the eye mixes weiblicher and weibliches

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

10 ch
weiblicher
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Look-alike desk: weiblicher vs weibliches

A purely visual mix-up. weiblicher ([ˈvaɪ̯plɪçɐ]) 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 - r in “weiblicher” becomes s in “weibliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46593, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

weiblicher is recorded at frequency rank #14,715, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯plɪçɐ]. 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 46593, this pair ranks #1,313,800 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of weiblicher vs weibliches

Shared letters: bcehilw. Private to "weiblicher": r. Private to "weibliches": s.

"weiblicher" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVC  ·  "weibliches" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • weiblicherewiblicher · webilicher · weibblicher · weibilcher · weiblciher · weibliccher · weiblicehr · weiblicherr
  • weiblichesewibliches · webiliches · weibbliches · weibilches · weiblcihes · weiblicches · weiblicehs · weiblichess

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "weiblicher" and "weibliches" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈvaɪ̯plɪçɐ] versus [ˈvaɪ̯plɪçəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "weiblicher" or "weibliches" show up more?
"weiblicher" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,715 in our German list, against #31,878 for "weibliches". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "weiblicher" and "weibliches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "weiblicher" 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 #1,313,800 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "weiblicher" and "weibliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weiblich 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 #1,313,800 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list