Which to use
“irakische” and “iranischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,180
- “irakische” frequency rank
- #14,597
- “iranischen” frequency rank
- 39777
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | irakische | iranischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs irakisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs iranisch |
Where the eye mixes irakische and iranischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. irakische runs 9 letters (VCVCVCCCV) against iranischen's 10 (VCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: irakische vs iranischen
A purely visual mix-up. irakische ([iˈʁaːkɪʃə]) and iranischen ([iˈʁaːnɪʃn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39777, 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]. iranischen is at rank #14,597, tagged as anadj, pronounced [iˈʁaːnɪʃn̩].
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 39777, this pair ranks #1,527,204 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of irakische vs iranischen
Shared letters: acehirs. Private to "irakische": k. Private to "iranischen": n.
"irakische" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCCV · "iranischen" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- irakische ← iarkische · iraiksche · irakicshe · irakiscche · irakisceh · irakischhe · irakishce · irakissche
- iranischen ← iarnischen · irainschen · iranicshen · iraniscchen · iraniscehn · iranischenn · iranischhen · iranischne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "irakische" for "iranischen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "irakische" or "iranischen" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "irakische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "iranischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,527,204 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "irakische" and "iranischen" 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 #1,527,204 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.