Which to use
“wirklicher” and “wirkliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,454
- “wirklicher” frequency rank
- #22,574
- “wirkliches” frequency rank
- 42028
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wirklicher | wirkliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wirklich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirklich |
Where the eye mixes wirklicher and wirkliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. wirklicher and wirkliches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses wirklicher with wirkliches
A purely visual mix-up. wirklicher ([ˈvɪʁklɪçɐ]) 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 - r in “wirklicher” becomes s in “wirkliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42028, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wirklicher is recorded at frequency rank #19,454, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɪʁklɪçɐ]. 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 42028, this pair ranks #1,461,788 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wirklicher vs wirkliches
Shared letters: cehiklrw. Private to "wirklicher": -. Private to "wirkliches": s.
"wirklicher" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "wirkliches" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wirklicher ← iwrklicher · wikrlicher · wirkilcher · wirkklicher · wirklciher · wirkliccher · wirklicehr · wirklicherr
- wirkliches ← iwrkliches · wikrliches · wirkilches · wirkkliches · wirklcihes · wirklicches · wirklicehs · wirklichess
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wirklicher" and "wirkliches" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "wirklicher" vs "wirkliches" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "wirklicher" 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 #1,461,788 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wirklicher" and "wirkliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wirklichen 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 #1,461,788 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.