iranischevsiranischenWhat's the difference?

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.

9 ch
iranische
10 ch
iranischen

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?
No. They are said differently ([iˈʁaːnɪʃə] versus [iˈʁaːnɪʃn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "iranische" vs "iranischen" - which ranks higher?
"iranischen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,597 in our German list, against #17,042 for "iranische". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list