Which to use
“widerlichen” and “widerlicher” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,129
- “widerlichen” frequency rank
- #35,554
- “widerlicher” frequency rank
- 71683
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | widerlichen | widerlicher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs widerlich | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs widerlich |
Where the eye mixes widerlichen and widerlicher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. widerlichen and widerlicher follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between widerlichen and widerlicher
A purely visual mix-up. widerlichen ([ˈviːdɐlɪçn̩]) and widerlicher ([ˈviːdɐlɪçɐ]) 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 “widerlichen” becomes r in “widerlicher”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71683, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
widerlichen is recorded at frequency rank #36,129, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈviːdɐlɪçn̩]. widerlicher is at rank #35,554, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈviːdɐlɪçɐ].
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 71683, this pair ranks #409,890 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of widerlichen vs widerlicher
Shared letters: cdehilrw. Private to "widerlichen": n. Private to "widerlicher": -.
"widerlichen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC · "widerlicher" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- widerlichen ← iwderlichen · wdierlichen · widderlichen · widelrichen · widerilchen · widerlcihen · widerlicchen · widerlicehn
- widerlicher ← iwderlicher · wdierlicher · widderlicher · widelricher · widerilcher · widerlciher · widerliccher · widerlicehr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "widerlichen" and "widerlicher" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "widerlichen" or "widerlicher"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "widerlichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "widerlicher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #409,890 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "widerlichen" and "widerlicher" 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 #409,890 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.