Which to use
“chronisch” and “chronischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,534
- “chronisch” frequency rank
- #14,766
- “chronischen” frequency rank
- 29300
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chronisch | chronischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | langsam entstehend und lange dauernd | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs chronisch |
Where the eye mixes chronisch and chronischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. chronisch runs 9 letters (CCCVCVCCC) against chronischen's 11 (CCCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses chronisch with chronischen
A purely visual mix-up. chronisch ([ˈkʁoːnɪʃ]) and chronischen ([ˈkʁoːnɪʃn̩]) 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) - “chronisch” sits inside “chronischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29300, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chronisch is recorded at frequency rank #14,534, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʁoːnɪʃ]. chronischen is at rank #14,766, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʁoːnɪʃn̩].
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 29300, this pair ranks #1,769,392 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chronisch vs chronischen
Shared letters: chinors. Private to "chronisch": -. Private to "chronischen": e.
"chronisch" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCVCCC · "chronischen" · 11 letters · shape CCCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- chronisch ← cchronisch · chhronisch · chornisch · chrnoisch · chroinsch · chronicsh · chroniscch · chronischh
- chronischen ← cchronischen · chhronischen · chornischen · chrnoischen · chroinschen · chronicshen · chroniscchen · chroniscehn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chronisch" for "chronischen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "chronisch" vs "chronischen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "chronisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chronischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,769,392 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chronisch" and "chronischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chronischen vs Chronisten". 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 #1,769,392 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.