Which to use
“graphische” and “graphischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,138
- “graphische” frequency rank
- #44,657
- “graphischen” frequency rank
- 78795
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graphische | graphischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs graphisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs graphisch |
Where the eye mixes graphische and graphischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. graphische runs 10 letters (CCVCCVCCCV) against graphischen's 11 (CCVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses graphische with graphischen
A purely visual mix-up. graphische ([ˈɡʁaːfɪʃə]) and graphischen ([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 1 extra letter(s) - “graphische” sits inside “graphischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78795, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
graphische is recorded at frequency rank #34,138, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʁaːfɪʃə]. graphischen is at rank #44,657, 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 78795, this pair ranks #230,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of graphische vs graphischen
Shared letters: aceghiprs. Private to "graphische": -. Private to "graphischen": n.
"graphische" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCCV · "graphischen" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- graphische ← garphische · ggraphische · grahpische · graphhische · graphicshe · graphiscche · graphisceh · graphischhe
- graphischen ← garphischen · ggraphischen · grahpischen · graphhischen · graphicshen · graphiscchen · graphiscehn · graphischenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "graphische" for "graphischen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "graphische" vs "graphischen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "graphische" and "graphischen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "graphische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "graphischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #230,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graphische" and "graphischen" 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 #230,419 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.