Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "indischen" and "indisches" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "indischen" vs "indisches" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- 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.