Which to use
“klassische” and “klassischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,327
- “klassische” frequency rank
- #2,835
- “klassischen” frequency rank
- 6162
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | klassische | klassischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs klassisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs klassisch |
Where the eye mixes klassische and klassischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. klassische runs 10 letters (CCVCCVCCCV) against klassischen's 11 (CCVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: klassische vs klassischen
A purely visual mix-up. klassische ([ˈklasɪʃə]) and klassischen ([ˈklasɪʃn̩]) 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) - “klassische” sits inside “klassischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6162, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
klassische is recorded at frequency rank #3,327, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈklasɪʃə]. klassischen is at rank #2,835, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈklasɪʃn̩].
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 6162, this pair ranks #1,992,524 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of klassische vs klassischen
Shared letters: acehikls. Private to "klassische": -. Private to "klassischen": n.
"klassische" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCCV · "klassischen" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- klassische ← kalssische · kklassische · klasische · klasissche · klassicshe · klassiscche · klassisceh · klassischhe
- klassischen ← kalssischen · kklassischen · klasischen · klasisschen · klassicshen · klassiscchen · klassiscehn · klassischenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "klassische" for "klassischen" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "klassische" and "klassischen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "klassische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "klassischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,992,524 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "klassische" and "klassischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "klassische vs klassischem". 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 #1,992,524 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.