indischenvsindischesTell them apart

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“indischen” and “indisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,338
“indischen” frequency rank
#41,252
“indisches” frequency rank
48590
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature indischen indisches
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum und Neutrum, Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs indisch

Where the eye mixes indischen and indisches

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. indischen and indisches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
indischen
9 ch
indisches

Visual trap between indischen and indisches

A purely visual mix-up. indischen ([ˈɪndɪʃn̩]) and indisches ([ˈɪndɪʃəs]) 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 a single letter - n in “indischen” becomes s in “indisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48590, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

indischen is recorded at frequency rank #7,338, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɪndɪʃn̩]. indisches is at rank #41,252, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɪndɪʃəs].

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 48590, this pair ranks #1,242,890 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of indischen vs indisches

Shared letters: cdehins. Private to "indischen": -. Private to "indisches": -.

"indischen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC  ·  "indisches" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • indischen ← idnischen · inddischen · indicshen · indiscchen · indiscehn · indischenn · indischhen · indischne
  • indisches ← idnisches · inddisches · indicshes · indiscches · indiscehs · indischess · indischhes · indischse

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "indischen" and "indisches" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈɪndɪʃn̩] versus [ˈɪndɪʃəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "indischen" vs "indisches" - which ranks higher?
"indischen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,338 in our German list, against #41,252 for "indisches". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "indischen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "indisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,242,890 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "indischen" and "indisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indisches vs irdische". 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 #1,242,890 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list