Which to use
“willkürlich” and “willkürlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,206
- “willkürlich” frequency rank
- #35,557
- “willkürlichen” frequency rank
- 47763
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | willkürlich | willkürlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nur seinem Willen folgend, diktatorisch (Urteile, Entscheidungen) | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs willkürlich |
Where the eye mixes willkürlich and willkürlichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. willkürlich runs 11 letters (CVCCCVCCVCC) against willkürlichen's 13 (CVCCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: willkürlich vs willkürlichen
A purely visual mix-up. willkürlich ([ˈvɪlˌkyːɐ̯lɪç]) and willkürlichen ([ˈvɪlˌkyːɐ̯lɪçn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “willkürlich” sits inside “willkürlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47763, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
willkürlich is recorded at frequency rank #12,206, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɪlˌkyːɐ̯lɪç]. willkürlichen is at rank #35,557, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɪlˌkyːɐ̯lɪçn̩].
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 47763, this pair ranks #1,272,914 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of willkürlich vs willkürlichen
Shared letters: chiklrwü. Private to "willkürlich": -. Private to "willkürlichen": en.
"willkürlich" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCC · "willkürlichen" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "willkürlich" and "willkürlichen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "willkürlich" or "willkürlichen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "willkürlich" and "willkürlichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "willkürlich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "willkürlichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,272,914 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "willkürlich" and "willkürlichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "willkürliche vs willkürlichen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,272,914 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.