Which to use
“ironisch” and “ironischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,071
- “ironisch” frequency rank
- #35,256
- “ironischen” frequency rank
- 46327
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ironisch | ironischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | spöttisch oder humorvoll das Gegenteil aussagend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs ironisch |
Where the eye mixes ironisch and ironischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ironisch runs 8 letters (VCVCVCCC) against ironischen's 10 (VCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ironisch and ironischen
A purely visual mix-up. ironisch ([iˈʁoːnɪʃ]) and ironischen ([iˈʁoːnɪʃn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “ironisch” sits inside “ironischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46327, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ironisch is recorded at frequency rank #11,071, classified as anadj, pronounced [iˈʁoːnɪʃ]. ironischen is at rank #35,256, tagged as anadj, pronounced [iˈʁoːnɪʃn̩].
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 46327, this pair ranks #1,322,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ironisch vs ironischen
Shared letters: chinors. Private to "ironisch": -. Private to "ironischen": e.
"ironisch" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCC · "ironischen" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ironisch ← iornisch · irnoisch · iroinsch · ironicsh · ironiscch · ironischh · ironishc · ironissch
- ironischen ← iornischen · irnoischen · iroinschen · ironicshen · ironiscchen · ironiscehn · ironischenn · ironischhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ironisch" and "ironischen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ironisch" or "ironischen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ironisch" and "ironischen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ironisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ironischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,322,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ironisch" and "ironischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "iranischer vs ironischen". 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 #1,322,886 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.