Which to use
“iranische” and “iranischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,042
- “iranische” frequency rank
- #14,597
- “iranischen” frequency rank
- 31639
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | iranische | iranischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs iranisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs iranisch |
Where the eye mixes iranische and iranischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. iranische 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.
Visual trap between iranische and iranischen
A purely visual mix-up. iranische ([iˈʁaːnɪʃə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “iranische” sits inside “iranischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31639, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
iranische is recorded at frequency rank #17,042, classified as anadj, pronounced [iˈʁaːnɪʃə]. 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 31639, this pair ranks #1,724,102 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of iranische vs iranischen
Shared letters: acehinrs. Private to "iranische": -. Private to "iranischen": -.
"iranische" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCCV · "iranischen" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- iranische ← iarnische · irainsche · iranicshe · iraniscche · iranisceh · iranischhe · iranishce · iranissche
- iranischen ← iarnischen · irainschen · iranicshen · iraniscchen · iraniscehn · iranischenn · iranischhen · iranischne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "iranische" for "iranischen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "iranische" vs "iranischen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "iranische" and "iranischen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "iranische" 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 #1,724,102 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "iranische" and "iranischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "iranische 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 #1,724,102 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.