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“heidnische” and “heidnischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,211
- “heidnische” frequency rank
- #34,725
- “heidnischen” frequency rank
- 82936
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | heidnische | heidnischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heidnisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heidnisch |
Where the eye mixes heidnische and heidnischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. heidnische runs 10 letters (CVVCCVCCCV) against heidnischen's 11 (CVVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: heidnische vs heidnischen
A purely visual mix-up. heidnische ([ˈhaɪ̯tnɪʃə]) and heidnischen ([ˈhaɪ̯tnɪʃn̩]) 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) - “heidnische” sits inside “heidnischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82936, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
heidnische is recorded at frequency rank #48,211, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhaɪ̯tnɪʃə]. heidnischen is at rank #34,725, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhaɪ̯tnɪʃn̩].
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 82936, this pair ranks #148,437 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of heidnische vs heidnischen
Shared letters: cdehins. Private to "heidnische": -. Private to "heidnischen": -.
"heidnische" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCCV · "heidnischen" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- heidnische ← ehidnische · hedinische · heiddnische · heidinsche · heidnicshe · heidniscche · heidnisceh · heidnischhe
- heidnischen ← ehidnischen · hedinischen · heiddnischen · heidinschen · heidnicshen · heidniscchen · heidniscehn · heidnischenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "heidnische" and "heidnischen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "heidnische" vs "heidnischen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "heidnische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "heidnischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,437 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heidnische" and "heidnischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heidnische vs heimische". 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 #148,437 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.