innenpolitischevsinnenpolitischenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#35,251
“innenpolitische” frequency rank
#37,587
“innenpolitischen” frequency rank
72838
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature innenpolitische innenpolitischen
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs innenpolitisch Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs innenpolitisch

Where the eye mixes innenpolitische and innenpolitischen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 15 letters in sequence. innenpolitische runs 15 letters (VCCVCCVCVCVCCCV) against innenpolitischen's 16 (VCCVCCVCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

15 ch
innenpolitische
16 ch
innenpolitischen

Look-alike desk: innenpolitische vs innenpolitischen

A purely visual mix-up. innenpolitische ([ˈɪnənpoˌliːtɪʃə]) and innenpolitischen ([ˈɪnənpoˌliːtɪʃn̩]) 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) - “innenpolitische” sits inside “innenpolitischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72838, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

innenpolitische is recorded at frequency rank #35,251, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɪnənpoˌliːtɪʃə]. innenpolitischen is at rank #37,587, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɪnənpoˌliːtɪʃn̩].

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 72838, this pair ranks #377,174 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of innenpolitische vs innenpolitischen

Shared letters: cehilnopst. Private to "innenpolitische": -. Private to "innenpolitischen": -.

"innenpolitische" · 15 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCVCCCV  ·  "innenpolitischen" · 16 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • innenpolitische ← inennpolitische · inenpolitische · innennpolitische · innenoplitische · innenploitische · innenpoiltische · innenpoliitsche · innenpoliticshe
  • innenpolitischen ← inennpolitischen · inenpolitischen · innennpolitischen · innenoplitischen · innenploitischen · innenpoiltischen · innenpoliitschen · innenpoliticshen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "innenpolitische" and "innenpolitischen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈɪnənpoˌliːtɪʃə] versus [ˈɪnənpoˌliːtɪʃn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "innenpolitische" vs "innenpolitischen" - which ranks higher?
"innenpolitische" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,251 in our German list, against #37,587 for "innenpolitischen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "innenpolitische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "innenpolitischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #377,174 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "innenpolitische" and "innenpolitischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "innenpolitisch vs innenpolitischen". 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 #377,174 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