automatischevsautomatischenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“automatische” and “automatischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,330
“automatische” frequency rank
#15,826
“automatischen” frequency rank
25156
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature automatische automatischen
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs automatisch Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs automatisch

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set automatische and automatischen apart are highlighted. They share 12 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

12 ch
automatische
13 ch
automatischen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. automatische ([ˌaʊ̯toˈmaːtɪʃə]) and automatischen ([ˌaʊ̯toˈmaːtɪʃn̩]) 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) - “automatische” sits inside “automatischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25156, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

automatische is recorded at frequency rank #9,330, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌaʊ̯toˈmaːtɪʃə]. automatischen is at rank #15,826, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌaʊ̯toˈmaːtɪʃn̩].

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 25156, this pair ranks #1,837,353 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of automatische vs automatischen

Shared letters: acehimostu. Private to "automatische": -. Private to "automatischen": n.

"automatische" · 12 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCCCV  ·  "automatischen" · 13 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • automatischeatuomatische · auotmatische · autmoatische · autoamtische · automaitsche · automaticshe · automatiscche · automatisceh
  • automatischenatuomatischen · auotmatischen · autmoatischen · autoamtischen · automaitschen · automaticshen · automatiscchen · automatiscehn

Frequency comparison

automatische#9,330
automatischen#15,826

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "automatische" and "automatischen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˌaʊ̯toˈmaːtɪʃə] versus [ˌaʊ̯toˈmaːtɪʃn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "automatische" or "automatischen"?
"automatische" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,330 in our German list, against #15,826 for "automatischen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering automatische vs automatischen

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “automatische” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list