Which to use
“holländische” and “holländischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,178
- “holländische” frequency rank
- #18,282
- “holländischen” frequency rank
- 41460
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | holländische | holländischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs holländisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs holländisch |
Where the eye mixes holländische and holländischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. holländische runs 12 letters (CVCCVCCVCCCV) against holländischen's 13 (CVCCVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses holländische with holländischen
A purely visual mix-up. holländische ([ˈhɔlɛndɪʃə]) and holländischen ([ˈhɔlɛndɪʃn̩]) 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) - “holländische” sits inside “holländischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41460, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
holländische is recorded at frequency rank #23,178, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɔlɛndɪʃə]. holländischen is at rank #18,282, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɔlɛndɪʃn̩].
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 41460, this pair ranks #1,478,696 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of holländische vs holländischen
Shared letters: cdehilnosä. Private to "holländische": -. Private to "holländischen": -.
"holländische" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCCV · "holländischen" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "holländische" and "holländischen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "holländische" or "holländischen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "holländische" and "holländischen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "holländische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "holländischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,478,696 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "holländische" and "holländischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "holländisch vs holländische". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,478,696 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.