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

#3,720
“demokratischen” frequency rank
#31,504
“demokratisches” frequency rank
35224
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature demokratischen demokratisches
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs demokratisch Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs demokratisch

Where the eye mixes demokratischen and demokratisches

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. demokratischen and demokratisches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

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Look-alike desk: demokratischen vs demokratisches

A purely visual mix-up. demokratischen ([demoˈkʁaːtɪʃn̩]) and demokratisches ([demoˈkʁaːtɪʃəs]) 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 a single letter - n in “demokratischen” becomes s in “demokratisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35224, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

demokratischen is recorded at frequency rank #3,720, classified as anadj, pronounced [demoˈkʁaːtɪʃn̩]. demokratisches is at rank #31,504, tagged as anadj, pronounced [demoˈkʁaːtɪʃəs].

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 35224, this pair ranks #1,645,043 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of demokratischen vs demokratisches

Shared letters: acdehikmorst. Private to "demokratischen": n. Private to "demokratisches": -.

"demokratischen" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCCCVC  ·  "demokratisches" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • demokratischen ← ddemokratischen · demkoratischen · demmokratischen · demokartischen · demokkratischen · demokraitschen · demokraticshen · demokratiscchen
  • demokratisches ← ddemokratisches · demkoratisches · demmokratisches · demokartisches · demokkratisches · demokraitsches · demokraticshes · demokratiscches

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "demokratischen" and "demokratisches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([demoˈkʁaːtɪʃn̩] versus [demoˈkʁaːtɪʃəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "demokratischen" or "demokratisches"?
"demokratischen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,720 in our German list, against #31,504 for "demokratisches". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "demokratischen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "demokratisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,645,043 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "demokratischen" and "demokratisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demokratischer vs demokratisches". 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 #1,645,043 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