Which to use
“indisch” and “indischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,743
- “indisch” frequency rank
- #7,338
- “indischen” frequency rank
- 42081
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indisch | indischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Indien oder Inder betreffend, aus Indien kommend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum und Neutrum, |
Where the eye mixes indisch and indischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses indisch with indischen
A purely visual mix-up. indisch ([ˈɪndɪʃ]) and indischen ([ˈɪndɪʃn̩]) 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) - “indisch” sits inside “indischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42081, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indisch is recorded at frequency rank #34,743, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɪndɪʃ]. indischen is at rank #7,338, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɪndɪʃn̩].
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 42081, this pair ranks #1,460,124 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indisch vs indischen
Shared letters: cdhins. Private to "indisch": -. Private to "indischen": e.
"indisch" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC · "indischen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "indisch" and "indischen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "indisch" or "indischen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "indisch" and "indischen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "indisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,460,124 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indisch" and "indischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indisch vs irisch". 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 #1,460,124 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.