Which to use
“amerikanisch” and “amerikanischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,463
- “amerikanisch” frequency rank
- #1,912
- “amerikanischen” frequency rank
- 20375
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amerikanisch | amerikanischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | den Kontinent Amerika betreffend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs amerikanisch |
Where the eye mixes amerikanisch and amerikanischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. amerikanisch runs 12 letters (VCVCVCVCVCCC) against amerikanischen's 14 (VCVCVCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses amerikanisch with amerikanischen
A purely visual mix-up. amerikanisch ([ameʁiˈkaːnɪʃ]) and amerikanischen ([ameʁiˈkaːnɪʃn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “amerikanisch” sits inside “amerikanischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20375, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amerikanisch is recorded at frequency rank #18,463, classified as anadj, pronounced [ameʁiˈkaːnɪʃ]. amerikanischen is at rank #1,912, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ameʁiˈkaːnɪʃn̩].
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 20375, this pair ranks #1,898,371 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of amerikanisch vs amerikanischen
Shared letters: acehikmnrs. Private to "amerikanisch": -. Private to "amerikanischen": -.
"amerikanisch" · 12 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVCCC · "amerikanischen" · 14 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- amerikanisch ← aemrikanisch · ameirkanisch · ameriaknisch · amerikainsch · amerikanicsh · amerikaniscch · amerikanischh · amerikanishc
- amerikanischen ← aemrikanischen · ameirkanischen · ameriaknischen · amerikainschen · amerikanicshen · amerikaniscchen · amerikaniscehn · amerikanischenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "amerikanisch" and "amerikanischen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "amerikanisch" or "amerikanischen" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "amerikanisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amerikanischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,898,371 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amerikanisch" and "amerikanischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amerikanisch vs amerikanischem". 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 #1,898,371 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.