Which to use
“wirkliche” and “wirkliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,259
- “wirkliche” frequency rank
- #22,574
- “wirkliches” frequency rank
- 28833
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wirkliche | wirkliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirklich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirklich |
Where the eye mixes wirkliche and wirkliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. wirkliche runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCV) against wirkliches's 10 (CVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses wirkliche with wirkliches
A purely visual mix-up. wirkliche ([ˈvɪʁklɪçə]) and wirkliches ([ˈvɪʁklɪçəs]) 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 “wirkliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28833, 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]. wirkliches is at rank #22,574, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɪʁklɪçəs].
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 28833, this pair ranks #1,777,772 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wirkliche vs wirkliches
Shared letters: cehiklrw. Private to "wirkliche": -. Private to "wirkliches": s.
"wirkliche" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV · "wirkliches" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wirkliche ← iwrkliche · wikrliche · wirkilche · wirkkliche · wirklcihe · wirklicche · wirkliceh · wirklichhe
- wirkliches ← iwrkliches · wikrliches · wirkilches · wirkkliches · wirklcihes · wirklicches · wirklicehs · wirklichess
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wirkliche" and "wirkliches" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "wirkliche" or "wirkliches" show up more?
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 "wirkliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wirkliches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,777,772 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wirkliche" and "wirkliches" 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 #1,777,772 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.