Which to use
“grafisch” and “grafischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,137
- “grafisch” frequency rank
- #35,216
- “grafischen” frequency rank
- 69353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grafisch | grafischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in der Art einer Grafik | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grafisch |
Where the eye mixes grafisch and grafischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. grafisch runs 8 letters (CCVCVCCC) against grafischen's 10 (CCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses grafisch with grafischen
A purely visual mix-up. grafisch ([ˈɡʁaːfɪʃ]) and grafischen ([ˈɡʁaːfɪʃn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “grafisch” sits inside “grafischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grafisch is recorded at frequency rank #34,137, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʁaːfɪʃ]. grafischen is at rank #35,216, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʁaːfɪʃn̩].
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 69353, this pair ranks #479,179 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of grafisch vs grafischen
Shared letters: acfghirs. Private to "grafisch": -. Private to "grafischen": en.
"grafisch" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCC · "grafischen" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- grafisch ← garfisch · ggrafisch · graffisch · graficsh · grafiscch · grafischh · grafishc · grafissch
- grafischen ← garfischen · ggrafischen · graffischen · graficshen · grafiscchen · grafiscehn · grafischenn · grafischhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grafisch" for "grafischen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "grafisch" vs "grafischen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "grafisch" and "grafischen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "grafisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grafischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #479,179 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grafisch" and "grafischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grafischen vs graphischen". 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 #479,179 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.