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

#25,118
“erotischen” frequency rank
#39,325
“erotisches” frequency rank
64443
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature erotischen erotisches
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erotisch Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erotisch

Where the eye mixes erotischen and erotisches

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

10 ch
erotischen
10 ch
erotisches

Look-alike desk: erotischen vs erotisches

A purely visual mix-up. erotischen ([eˈʁoːtɪʃn̩]) and erotisches ([eˈʁoːtɪʃəs]) 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 “erotischen” becomes s in “erotisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64443, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

erotischen is recorded at frequency rank #25,118, classified as anadj, pronounced [eˈʁoːtɪʃn̩]. erotisches is at rank #39,325, tagged as anadj, pronounced [eˈʁoːtɪʃəs].

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 64443, this pair ranks #641,382 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of erotischen vs erotisches

Shared letters: cehiorst. Private to "erotischen": n. Private to "erotisches": -.

"erotischen" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCCCVC  ·  "erotisches" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • erotischeneortischen · eroitschen · eroticshen · erotiscchen · erotiscehn · erotischenn · erotischhen · erotischne
  • erotischeseortisches · eroitsches · eroticshes · erotiscches · erotiscehs · erotischess · erotischhes · erotischse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "erotischen" and "erotisches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([eˈʁoːtɪʃn̩] versus [eˈʁoːtɪʃəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "erotischen" or "erotisches" show up more?
"erotischen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,118 in our German list, against #39,325 for "erotisches". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "erotischen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "erotisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #641,382 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "erotischen" and "erotisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erotischer vs erotisches". 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 #641,382 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