Which to use
“diplomatische” and “diplomatischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,331
- “diplomatische” frequency rank
- #13,574
- “diplomatischen” frequency rank
- 28905
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diplomatische | diplomatischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs diplomatisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs diplomatisch |
Where the eye mixes diplomatische and diplomatischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. diplomatische runs 13 letters (CVCCVCVCVCCCV) against diplomatischen's 14 (CVCCVCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: diplomatische vs diplomatischen
A purely visual mix-up. diplomatische ([diploˈmaːtɪʃə]) and diplomatischen ([diploˈmaːtɪʃn̩]) 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) - “diplomatische” sits inside “diplomatischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28905, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
diplomatische is recorded at frequency rank #15,331, classified as anadj, pronounced [diploˈmaːtɪʃə]. diplomatischen is at rank #13,574, tagged as anadj, pronounced [diploˈmaːtɪʃn̩].
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 28905, this pair ranks #1,776,468 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of diplomatische vs diplomatischen
Shared letters: acdehilmopst. Private to "diplomatische": -. Private to "diplomatischen": n.
"diplomatische" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCCCV · "diplomatischen" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- diplomatische ← ddiplomatische · dilpomatische · dipllomatische · diplmoatische · diploamtische · diplomaitsche · diplomaticshe · diplomatiscche
- diplomatischen ← ddiplomatischen · dilpomatischen · dipllomatischen · diplmoatischen · diploamtischen · diplomaitschen · diplomaticshen · diplomatiscchen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "diplomatische" and "diplomatischen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "diplomatische" or "diplomatischen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "diplomatische" and "diplomatischen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "diplomatische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "diplomatischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,776,468 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "diplomatische" and "diplomatischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diplomatische vs diplomatischer". 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 #1,776,468 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.