Which to use
“wöchentliche” and “wöchentlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,779
- “wöchentliche” frequency rank
- #17,475
- “wöchentlichen” frequency rank
- 37254
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wöchentliche | wöchentlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wöchentlich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wöchentlich |
Where the eye mixes wöchentliche and wöchentlichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. wöchentliche runs 12 letters (CVCCVCCCVCCV) against wöchentlichen's 13 (CVCCVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses wöchentliche with wöchentlichen
A purely visual mix-up. wöchentliche ([ˈvœçn̩tlɪçə]) and wöchentlichen ([ˈvœçn̩tlɪçn̩]) 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) - “wöchentliche” sits inside “wöchentlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37254, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wöchentliche is recorded at frequency rank #19,779, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvœçn̩tlɪçə]. wöchentlichen is at rank #17,475, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvœçn̩tlɪçn̩].
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 37254, this pair ranks #1,594,934 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wöchentliche vs wöchentlichen
Shared letters: cehilntwö. Private to "wöchentliche": -. Private to "wöchentlichen": -.
"wöchentliche" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCCV · "wöchentlichen" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wöchentliche" and "wöchentlichen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "wöchentliche" vs "wöchentlichen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "wöchentliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wöchentlichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,594,934 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wöchentliche" and "wöchentlichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wöchentlich vs wöchentliche". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,594,934 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.