Which to use
“authentische” and “authentischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,251
- “authentische” frequency rank
- #26,313
- “authentischen” frequency rank
- 50564
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | authentische | authentischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs authentisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs authentisch |
Where the eye mixes authentische and authentischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: authentische vs authentischen
A purely visual mix-up. authentische ([aʊ̯ˈtɛntɪʃə]) and authentischen ([aʊ̯ˈtɛntɪʃn̩]) 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) - “authentische” sits inside “authentischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50564, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
authentische is recorded at frequency rank #24,251, classified as anadj, pronounced [aʊ̯ˈtɛntɪʃə]. authentischen is at rank #26,313, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aʊ̯ˈtɛntɪʃn̩].
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 50564, this pair ranks #1,168,860 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of authentische vs authentischen
Shared letters: acehinstu. Private to "authentische": -. Private to "authentischen": -.
"authentische" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCCV · "authentischen" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- authentische ← atuhentische · auhtentische · autehntische · authenitsche · authenntische · authenticshe · authentiscche · authentisceh
- authentischen ← atuhentischen · auhtentischen · autehntischen · authenitschen · authenntischen · authenticshen · authentiscchen · authentiscehn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "authentische" for "authentischen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "authentische" or "authentischen" 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 "authentische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "authentischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,168,860 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "authentische" and "authentischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "authentischen vs authentischer". 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 #1,168,860 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.