Which to use
“klinisch” and “klinischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,625
- “klinisch” frequency rank
- #13,875
- “klinischen” frequency rank
- 39500
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | klinisch | klinischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch ärztliche oder psychologische Untersuchung feststellbar | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs klinisch |
Where the eye mixes klinisch and klinischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. klinisch runs 8 letters (CCVCVCCC) against klinischen's 10 (CCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: klinisch vs klinischen
A purely visual mix-up. klinisch ([ˈkliːnɪʃ]) and klinischen ([ˈkliːnɪʃn̩]) 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) - “klinisch” sits inside “klinischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39500, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
klinisch is recorded at frequency rank #25,625, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkliːnɪʃ]. klinischen is at rank #13,875, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkliːnɪʃn̩].
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 39500, this pair ranks #1,535,062 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of klinisch vs klinischen
Shared letters: chiklns. Private to "klinisch": -. Private to "klinischen": e.
"klinisch" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCC · "klinischen" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- klinisch ← kilnisch · kklinisch · kliinsch · klinicsh · kliniscch · klinischh · klinishc · klinissch
- klinischen ← kilnischen · kklinischen · kliinschen · klinicshen · kliniscchen · kliniscehn · klinischenn · klinischhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "klinisch" for "klinischen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "klinisch" vs "klinischen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "klinisch" and "klinischen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "klinisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "klinischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,535,062 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "klinisch" and "klinischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "klinisch vs klinischer". 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 #1,535,062 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.