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“klinische” and “klinischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,462
- “klinische” frequency rank
- #13,875
- “klinischen” frequency rank
- 25337
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | klinische | klinischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs klinisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs klinisch |
Where the eye mixes klinische and klinischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. klinische runs 9 letters (CCVCVCCCV) against klinischen's 10 (CCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: klinische vs klinischen
A purely visual mix-up. klinische ([ˈkliːnɪʃə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “klinische” sits inside “klinischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25337, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
klinische is recorded at frequency rank #11,462, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkliːnɪʃə]. 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 25337, this pair ranks #1,834,799 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of klinische vs klinischen
Shared letters: cehiklns. Private to "klinische": -. Private to "klinischen": -.
"klinische" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCCV · "klinischen" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- klinische ← kilnische · kklinische · kliinsche · klinicshe · kliniscche · klinisceh · klinischhe · klinishce
- klinischen ← kilnischen · kklinischen · kliinschen · klinicshen · kliniscchen · kliniscehn · klinischenn · klinischhen
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "klinische" 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 #1,834,799 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "klinische" and "klinischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "klinische vs kölnische". 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 #1,834,799 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.