Which to use
“amerikanischem” and “amerikanischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,508
- “amerikanischem” frequency rank
- #1,912
- “amerikanischen” frequency rank
- 36420
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amerikanischem | amerikanischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs amerikanisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs amerikanisch |
Where the eye mixes amerikanischem and amerikanischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. amerikanischem and amerikanischen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses amerikanischem with amerikanischen
A purely visual mix-up. amerikanischem ([ameʁiˈkaːnɪʃm̩]) 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 a single letter - m in “amerikanischem” becomes n in “amerikanischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36420, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amerikanischem is recorded at frequency rank #34,508, classified as anadj, pronounced [ameʁiˈkaːnɪʃm̩]. 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 36420, this pair ranks #1,616,052 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of amerikanischem vs amerikanischen
Shared letters: acehikmnrs. Private to "amerikanischem": -. Private to "amerikanischen": -.
"amerikanischem" · 14 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVCCCVC · "amerikanischen" · 14 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- amerikanischem ← aemrikanischem · ameirkanischem · ameriaknischem · amerikainschem · amerikanicshem · amerikaniscchem · amerikaniscehm · amerikanischemm
- amerikanischen ← aemrikanischen · ameirkanischen · ameriaknischen · amerikainschen · amerikanicshen · amerikaniscchen · amerikaniscehn · amerikanischenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "amerikanischem" and "amerikanischen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "amerikanischem" or "amerikanischen" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "amerikanischem" 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 #1,616,052 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amerikanischem" and "amerikanischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amerikanischem vs amerikanisches". 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 #1,616,052 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.