Which to use
“irakischen” and “iranischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,188
- “irakischen” frequency rank
- #14,597
- “iranischen” frequency rank
- 37785
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | irakischen | iranischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs irakisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs iranisch |
Where the eye mixes irakischen and iranischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. irakischen and iranischen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: irakischen vs iranischen
A purely visual mix-up. irakischen ([iˈʁaːkɪʃn̩]) 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 a single letter - k in “irakischen” becomes n in “iranischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37785, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
irakischen is recorded at frequency rank #23,188, classified as anadj, pronounced [iˈʁaːkɪʃn̩]. 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 37785, this pair ranks #1,581,109 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of irakischen vs iranischen
Shared letters: acehinrs. Private to "irakischen": k. Private to "iranischen": -.
"irakischen" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCCCVC · "iranischen" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- irakischen ← iarkischen · iraikschen · irakicshen · irakiscchen · irakiscehn · irakischenn · irakischhen · irakischne
- iranischen ← iarnischen · irainschen · iranicshen · iraniscchen · iraniscehn · iranischenn · iranischhen · iranischne
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "irakischen" 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 #1,581,109 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "irakischen" and "iranischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "irakischen 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 #1,581,109 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.