Which to use
“durchsichtige” and “durchsichtigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,297
- “durchsichtige” frequency rank
- #41,120
- “durchsichtigen” frequency rank
- 80417
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | durchsichtige | durchsichtigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs durchsichtig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs durchsichtig |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set durchsichtige and durchsichtigen apart are highlighted. They share 13 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. durchsichtige ([ˈdʊʁçˌzɪçtɪɡə]) and durchsichtigen ([ˈdʊʁçˌzɪçtɪɡn̩]) 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) - “durchsichtige” sits inside “durchsichtigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80417, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
durchsichtige is recorded at frequency rank #39,297, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʊʁçˌzɪçtɪɡə]. durchsichtigen is at rank #41,120, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʊʁçˌzɪçtɪɡn̩].
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 80417, this pair ranks #196,055 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of durchsichtige vs durchsichtigen
Shared letters: cdeghirstu. Private to "durchsichtige": -. Private to "durchsichtigen": n.
"durchsichtige" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCCVCV · "durchsichtigen" · 14 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- durchsichtige ← ddurchsichtige · druchsichtige · ducrhsichtige · durcchsichtige · durchhsichtige · durchischtige · durchscihtige · durchsicchtige
- durchsichtigen ← ddurchsichtigen · druchsichtigen · ducrhsichtigen · durcchsichtigen · durchhsichtigen · durchischtigen · durchscihtigen · durchsicchtigen
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "durchsichtige" and "durchsichtigen" be used interchangeably?
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Remembering durchsichtige vs durchsichtigen
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- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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