feministischevsfeministischenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#19,211
“feministische” frequency rank
#30,048
“feministischen” frequency rank
49259
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature feministische feministischen
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feministisch Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feministisch

Where the eye mixes feministische and feministischen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence.

13 ch
feministische
14 ch
feministischen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. feministische ([femiˈnɪstɪʃə]) and feministischen ([femiˈnɪstɪʃn̩]) 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) - “feministische” sits inside “feministischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49259, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

feministische is recorded at frequency rank #19,211, classified as anadj, pronounced [femiˈnɪstɪʃə]. feministischen is at rank #30,048, tagged as anadj, pronounced [femiˈnɪstɪʃn̩].

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 49259, this pair ranks #1,218,108 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of feministische vs feministischen

Shared letters: cefhimnst. Private to "feministische": -. Private to "feministischen": -.

"feministische" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVCCCV  ·  "feministischen" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • feministischeefministische · feimnistische · femiinstische · feminisitsche · feminisstische · feministicshe · feministiscche · feministisceh
  • feministischenefministischen · feimnistischen · femiinstischen · feminisitschen · feminisstischen · feministicshen · feministiscchen · feministiscehn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "feministische" and "feministischen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([femiˈnɪstɪʃə] versus [femiˈnɪstɪʃn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "feministische" or "feministischen"?
"feministische" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,211 in our German list, against #30,048 for "feministischen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list