Which to use
“ironische” and “ironischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,719
- “ironische” frequency rank
- #35,256
- “ironischen” frequency rank
- 63975
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ironische | ironischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ironisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs ironisch |
Where the eye mixes ironische and ironischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ironische runs 9 letters (VCVCVCCCV) against ironischen's 10 (VCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ironische vs ironischen
A purely visual mix-up. ironische ([iˈʁoːnɪʃə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “ironische” sits inside “ironischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63975, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ironische is recorded at frequency rank #28,719, classified as anadj, pronounced [iˈʁoːnɪʃə]. 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 63975, this pair ranks #657,745 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ironische vs ironischen
Shared letters: cehinors. Private to "ironische": -. Private to "ironischen": -.
"ironische" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCCV · "ironischen" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ironische ← iornische · irnoische · iroinsche · ironicshe · ironiscche · ironisceh · ironischhe · ironishce
- ironischen ← iornischen · irnoischen · iroinschen · ironicshen · ironiscchen · ironiscehn · ironischenn · ironischhen
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "ironische" 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 #657,745 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ironische" 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 #657,745 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.