Which to use
“irakische” and “irakischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,180
- “irakische” frequency rank
- #23,188
- “irakischen” frequency rank
- 48368
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | irakische | irakischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs irakisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs irakisch |
Where the eye mixes irakische and irakischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. irakische runs 9 letters (VCVCVCCCV) against irakischen's 10 (VCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses irakische with irakischen
A purely visual mix-up. irakische ([iˈʁaːkɪʃə]) and irakischen ([iˈʁaːkɪʃn̩]) 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) - “irakische” sits inside “irakischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48368, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
irakische is recorded at frequency rank #25,180, classified as anadj, pronounced [iˈʁaːkɪʃə]. irakischen is at rank #23,188, tagged as anadj, pronounced [iˈʁaːkɪʃn̩].
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 48368, this pair ranks #1,251,116 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of irakische vs irakischen
Shared letters: acehikrs. Private to "irakische": -. Private to "irakischen": n.
"irakische" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCCV · "irakischen" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- irakische ← iarkische · iraiksche · irakicshe · irakiscche · irakisceh · irakischhe · irakishce · irakissche
- irakischen ← iarkischen · iraikschen · irakicshen · irakiscchen · irakiscehn · irakischenn · irakischhen · irakischne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "irakische" for "irakischen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "irakische" or "irakischen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "irakische" and "irakischen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "irakische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "irakischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,251,116 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "irakische" and "irakischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "irakische vs iranischer". 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 #1,251,116 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.