Which to use
“willkürliche” and “willkürlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,247
- “willkürliche” frequency rank
- #35,557
- “willkürlichen” frequency rank
- 61804
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | willkürliche | willkürlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs willkürlich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs willkürlich |
Where the eye mixes willkürliche and willkürlichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. willkürliche runs 12 letters (CVCCCVCCVCCV) against willkürlichen's 13 (CVCCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: willkürliche vs willkürlichen
A purely visual mix-up. willkürliche ([ˈvɪlˌkyːɐ̯lɪçə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “willkürliche” sits inside “willkürlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61804, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
willkürliche is recorded at frequency rank #26,247, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɪlˌkyːɐ̯lɪçə]. 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 61804, this pair ranks #736,069 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of willkürliche vs willkürlichen
Shared letters: cehiklrwü. Private to "willkürliche": -. Private to "willkürlichen": n.
"willkürliche" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCCV · "willkürlichen" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "willkürliche" and "willkürlichen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "willkürliche" or "willkürlichen"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "willkürliche" 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 #736,069 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "willkürliche" and "willkürlichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "willkürlich vs willkürlichen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #736,069 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.