Which to use
“widerliche” and “widerlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,841
- “widerliche” frequency rank
- #36,129
- “widerlichen” frequency rank
- 61970
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | widerliche | widerlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs widerlich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs widerlich |
Where the eye mixes widerliche and widerlichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. widerliche runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVCCV) against widerlichen's 11 (CVCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses widerliche with widerlichen
A purely visual mix-up. widerliche ([ˈviːdɐlɪçə]) and widerlichen ([ˈviːdɐlɪçn̩]) 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) - “widerliche” sits inside “widerlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61970, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
widerliche is recorded at frequency rank #25,841, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈviːdɐlɪçə]. widerlichen is at rank #36,129, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈviːdɐlɪçn̩].
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 61970, this pair ranks #730,058 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of widerliche vs widerlichen
Shared letters: cdehilrw. Private to "widerliche": -. Private to "widerlichen": n.
"widerliche" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV · "widerlichen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- widerliche ← iwderliche · wdierliche · widderliche · widelriche · widerilche · widerlcihe · widerlicche · widerliceh
- widerlichen ← iwderlichen · wdierlichen · widderlichen · widelrichen · widerilchen · widerlcihen · widerlicchen · widerlicehn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "widerliche" and "widerlichen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "widerliche" or "widerlichen"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "widerliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "widerlichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #730,058 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "widerliche" and "widerlichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "widerlichen vs winterlichen". 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 #730,058 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.