Which to use
“Englische” and “Englischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,309
- “Englische” frequency rank
- #2,243
- “Englischen” frequency rank
- 5552
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Englische | Englischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular des Substantivs Englisch | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Englisch |
Where the eye mixes Englische and Englischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Englische runs 9 letters (VCCCVCCCV) against Englischen's 10 (VCCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Englische and Englischen
A purely visual mix-up. Englische ([ˈɛŋlɪʃə]) and Englischen ([ˈɛŋlɪʃn̩]) 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) - “Englische” sits inside “Englischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5552, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Englische is recorded at frequency rank #3,309, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɛŋlɪʃə]. Englischen is at rank #2,243, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɛŋlɪʃn̩].
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 5552, this pair ranks #1,994,425 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Englische vs Englischen
Shared letters: ceghilns. Private to "Englische": -. Private to "Englischen": -.
"Englische" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCCV · "Englischen" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Englische ← egnlische · engglische · engilsche · englicshe · engliscche · englisceh · englischhe · englishce
- Englischen ← egnlischen · engglischen · engilschen · englicshen · engliscchen · engliscehn · englischenn · englischhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Englische" for "Englischen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Englische" or "Englischen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Englische" and "Englischen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Englische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Englischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,994,425 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Englische" and "Englischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Englische vs englischem". 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 #1,994,425 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.