Which to use
“indische” and “indischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,305
- “indische” frequency rank
- #7,338
- “indischen” frequency rank
- 17643
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indische | indischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs indisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum und Neutrum, |
Where the eye mixes indische and indischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between indische and indischen
A purely visual mix-up. indische ([ˈɪndɪʃə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “indische” sits inside “indischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17643, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indische is recorded at frequency rank #10,305, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɪndɪʃə]. 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 17643, this pair ranks #1,925,578 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of indische vs indischen
Shared letters: cdehins. Private to "indische": -. Private to "indischen": -.
"indische" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV · "indischen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "indische" and "indischen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "indische" vs "indischen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "indische" 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 #1,925,578 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indische" and "indischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indische vs indisches". 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 #1,925,578 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.