Which to use
“Irischen” is a noun and “irischer” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,403
- “Irischen” frequency rank
- #38,830
- “irischer” frequency rank
- 54233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Irischen | irischer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Irisch | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs irisch |
Where the eye mixes Irischen and irischer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Irischen and irischer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Irischen vs irischer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Irischen is [ˈiːʁɪʃn̩] while irischer is [ˈiːʁɪʃɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “Irischen” becomes r in “irischer”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Irischen is recorded at frequency rank #15,403, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈiːʁɪʃn̩]. irischer is at rank #38,830, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈiːʁɪʃɐ].
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 54233, this pair ranks #1,026,880 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Irischen vs irischer
Shared letters: cehirs. Private to "Irischen": n. Private to "irischer": -.
"Irischen" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCCVC · "irischer" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Irischen" for "irischer" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Irischen" or "irischer" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Irischen" and "irischer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Irischen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "irischer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,026,880 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Irischen" and "irischer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "irisch vs irischer". 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 #1,026,880 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.