Which to use
“zahlreiche” and “zahlreicher” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,147
- “zahlreiche” frequency rank
- #8,012
- “zahlreicher” frequency rank
- 9159
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | zahlreiche | zahlreicher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs zahlreich | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zahlreich |
Where the eye mixes zahlreiche and zahlreicher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. zahlreiche runs 10 letters (CVCCCVVCCV) against zahlreicher's 11 (CVCCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses zahlreiche with zahlreicher
A purely visual mix-up. zahlreiche ([ˈt͡saːlˌʁaɪ̯çə]) and zahlreicher ([ˈt͡saːlˌʁaɪ̯çɐ]) 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) - “zahlreiche” sits inside “zahlreicher”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
zahlreiche is recorded at frequency rank #1,147, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈt͡saːlˌʁaɪ̯çə]. zahlreicher is at rank #8,012, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈt͡saːlˌʁaɪ̯çɐ].
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 9159, this pair ranks #1,981,227 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of zahlreiche vs zahlreicher
Shared letters: acehilrz. Private to "zahlreiche": -. Private to "zahlreicher": -.
"zahlreiche" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCCV · "zahlreicher" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- zahlreiche ← azhlreiche · zahhlreiche · zahleriche · zahllreiche · zahlrecihe · zahlreicche · zahlreiceh · zahlreichhe
- zahlreicher ← azhlreicher · zahhlreicher · zahlericher · zahllreicher · zahlreciher · zahlreiccher · zahlreicehr · zahlreicherr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "zahlreiche" and "zahlreicher" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "zahlreiche" vs "zahlreicher" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "zahlreiche" and "zahlreicher" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "zahlreiche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "zahlreicher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,981,227 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "zahlreiche" and "zahlreicher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "zahlreich vs zahlreicher". 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 #1,981,227 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.