Which to use
“widerlich” and “widerliche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,811
- “widerlich” frequency rank
- #25,841
- “widerliche” frequency rank
- 34652
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | widerlich | widerliche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sehr unangenehm auf die Sinnesorgane wirkend | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs widerlich |
Where the eye mixes widerlich and widerliche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. widerlich runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against widerliche's 10 (CVCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses widerlich with widerliche
A purely visual mix-up. widerlich ([ˈviːdɐlɪç]) and widerliche ([ˈviːdɐlɪçə]) 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) - “widerlich” sits inside “widerliche”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34652, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
widerlich is recorded at frequency rank #8,811, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈviːdɐlɪç]. widerliche is at rank #25,841, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈviːdɐlɪçə].
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 34652, this pair ranks #1,658,377 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of widerlich vs widerliche
Shared letters: cdehilrw. Private to "widerlich": -. Private to "widerliche": -.
"widerlich" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "widerliche" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- widerlich ← iwderlich · wdierlich · widderlich · widelrich · widerilch · widerlcih · widerlicch · widerlichh
- widerliche ← iwderliche · wdierliche · widderliche · widelriche · widerilche · widerlcihe · widerlicche · widerliceh
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "widerlich" and "widerliche" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "widerlich" vs "widerliche" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "widerlich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "widerliche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,658,377 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "widerlich" and "widerliche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "widerliche vs widerlichen". 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 #1,658,377 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.