Which to use
“wirklichen” and “wirkliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,696
- “wirklichen” frequency rank
- #22,574
- “wirkliches” frequency rank
- 30270
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wirklichen | wirkliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirklich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirklich |
Where the eye mixes wirklichen and wirkliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. wirklichen and wirkliches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: wirklichen vs wirkliches
A purely visual mix-up. wirklichen ([ˈvɪʁklɪçn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “wirklichen” becomes s in “wirkliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30270, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wirklichen is recorded at frequency rank #7,696, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɪʁklɪçn̩]. 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 30270, this pair ranks #1,751,156 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wirklichen vs wirkliches
Shared letters: cehiklrw. Private to "wirklichen": n. Private to "wirkliches": s.
"wirklichen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "wirkliches" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wirklichen ← iwrklichen · wikrlichen · wirkilchen · wirkklichen · wirklcihen · wirklicchen · wirklicehn · wirklichenn
- wirkliches ← iwrkliches · wikrliches · wirkilches · wirkkliches · wirklcihes · wirklicches · wirklicehs · wirklichess
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wirklichen" for "wirkliches" ever safe?
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "wirklichen" 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 #1,751,156 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wirklichen" and "wirkliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wirklicher vs wirkliches". 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 #1,751,156 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.