DänischvsDänischeWhich spelling fits?

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

#26,833
“Dänisch” frequency rank
#13,126
“Dänische” frequency rank
39959
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Dänisch Dänische
Definition die Landessprache von Dänemark Nominativ Singular des Substantivs Dänisch

Where the eye mixes Dänisch and Dänische

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Dänisch
8 ch
Dänische

Why the eye confuses Dänisch with Dänische

A purely visual mix-up. Dänisch ([ˈdɛːnɪʃ]) and Dänische ([ˈdɛːnɪʃə]) 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) - “Dänisch” sits inside “Dänische”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39959, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Dänisch is recorded at frequency rank #26,833, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdɛːnɪʃ]. Dänische is at rank #13,126, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdɛːnɪʃə].

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 39959, this pair ranks #1,522,040 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Dänisch vs Dänische

Shared letters: cdhinsä. Private to "Dänisch": -. Private to "Dänische": e.

"Dänisch" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "Dänische" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Dänisch" and "Dänische" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈdɛːnɪʃ] versus [ˈdɛːnɪʃə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Dänisch" or "Dänische"?
"Dänische" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,126 in our German list, against #26,833 for "Dänisch". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Dänisch" and "Dänische" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Dänisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Dänische" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,522,040 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Dänisch" and "Dänische" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Dänisch vs dänischer". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,522,040 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list