Which to use
“wirkliche” and “wirklichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,259
- “wirkliche” frequency rank
- #7,696
- “wirklichen” frequency rank
- 13955
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wirkliche | wirklichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirklich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirklich |
Where the eye mixes wirkliche and wirklichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. wirkliche runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCV) against wirklichen's 10 (CVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between wirkliche and wirklichen
A purely visual mix-up. wirkliche ([ˈvɪʁklɪçə]) and wirklichen ([ˈvɪʁklɪçn̩]) 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) - “wirkliche” sits inside “wirklichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13955, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wirkliche is recorded at frequency rank #6,259, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɪʁklɪçə]. wirklichen is at rank #7,696, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɪʁklɪçn̩].
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 13955, this pair ranks #1,954,547 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wirkliche vs wirklichen
Shared letters: cehiklrw. Private to "wirkliche": -. Private to "wirklichen": n.
"wirkliche" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV · "wirklichen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wirkliche ← iwrkliche · wikrliche · wirkilche · wirkkliche · wirklcihe · wirklicche · wirkliceh · wirklichhe
- wirklichen ← iwrklichen · wikrlichen · wirkilchen · wirkklichen · wirklcihen · wirklicchen · wirklicehn · wirklichenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wirkliche" for "wirklichen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "wirkliche" or "wirklichen"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "wirkliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wirklichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,954,547 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wirkliche" and "wirklichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wirkliche vs wörtliche". 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 #1,954,547 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.