Which to use
“barocke” and “barocken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,544
- “barocke” frequency rank
- #25,456
- “barocken” frequency rank
- 54000
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | barocke | barocken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs barock | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs barock |
Where the eye mixes barocke and barocken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. barocke runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against barocken's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses barocke with barocken
A purely visual mix-up. barocke ([baˈʁɔkə]) and barocken ([baˈʁɔkn̩]) 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) - “barocke” sits inside “barocken”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54000, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
barocke is recorded at frequency rank #28,544, classified as anadj, pronounced [baˈʁɔkə]. barocken is at rank #25,456, tagged as anadj, pronounced [baˈʁɔkn̩].
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 54000, this pair ranks #1,035,979 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of barocke vs barocken
Shared letters: abcekor. Private to "barocke": -. Private to "barocken": n.
"barocke" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "barocken" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "barocke" and "barocken" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "barocke" or "barocken" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "barocke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "barocken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,035,979 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "barocke" and "barocken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Baracke vs barocke". 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 #1,035,979 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.