Which to use
“identisch” and “identischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,547
- “identisch” frequency rank
- #28,711
- “identischen” frequency rank
- 35258
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | identisch | identischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich vollkommen gleichend, vollkommen gleich, vollkommen gleichartig, übereinstimmend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs identisch |
Where the eye mixes identisch and identischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. identisch runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCCC) against identischen's 11 (VCVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses identisch with identischen
A purely visual mix-up. identisch ([iˈdɛntɪʃ]) and identischen ([iˈdɛntɪʃn̩]) 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) - “identisch” sits inside “identischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35258, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
identisch is recorded at frequency rank #6,547, classified as anadj, pronounced [iˈdɛntɪʃ]. identischen is at rank #28,711, tagged as anadj, pronounced [iˈdɛntɪʃn̩].
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 35258, this pair ranks #1,644,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of identisch vs identischen
Shared letters: cdehinst. Private to "identisch": -. Private to "identischen": -.
"identisch" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCC · "identischen" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- identisch ← dientisch · iddentisch · idenitsch · idenntisch · identicsh · identiscch · identischh · identishc
- identischen ← dientischen · iddentischen · idenitschen · idenntischen · identicshen · identiscchen · identiscehn · identischenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "identisch" for "identischen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "identisch" or "identischen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "identisch" and "identischen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "identisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "identischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,644,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "identisch" and "identischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "identischen vs idiotischen". 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 #1,644,215 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.