Which to use
“himmlische” and “himmlischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,762
- “himmlische” frequency rank
- #23,983
- “himmlischen” frequency rank
- 46745
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | himmlische | himmlischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs himmlisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs himmlisch |
Where the eye mixes himmlische and himmlischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. himmlische runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCCV) against himmlischen's 11 (CVCCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: himmlische vs himmlischen
A purely visual mix-up. himmlische ([ˈhɪmlɪʃə]) and himmlischen ([ˈhɪmlɪʃn̩]) 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) - “himmlische” sits inside “himmlischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46745, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
himmlische is recorded at frequency rank #22,762, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɪmlɪʃə]. himmlischen is at rank #23,983, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɪmlɪʃn̩].
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 46745, this pair ranks #1,308,494 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of himmlische vs himmlischen
Shared letters: cehilms. Private to "himmlische": -. Private to "himmlischen": n.
"himmlische" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCV · "himmlischen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- himmlische ← hhimmlische · himlische · himlmische · himmilsche · himmlicshe · himmliscche · himmlisceh · himmlischhe
- himmlischen ← hhimmlischen · himlischen · himlmischen · himmilschen · himmlicshen · himmliscchen · himmliscehn · himmlischenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "himmlische" for "himmlischen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "himmlische" or "himmlischen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "himmlische" and "himmlischen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "himmlische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "himmlischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,308,494 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "himmlische" and "himmlischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "himmlischen vs himmlischer". 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 #1,308,494 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.