Which to use
“komisch” and “komischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,030
- “komisch” frequency rank
- #10,122
- “komischen” frequency rank
- 12152
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | komisch | komischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nach Art einer Komödie | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs komisch |
Where the eye mixes komisch and komischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. komisch runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against komischen's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: komisch vs komischen
A purely visual mix-up. komisch ([ˈkoːmɪʃ]) and komischen ([ˈkoːmɪʃn̩]) 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) - “komisch” sits inside “komischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12152, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
komisch is recorded at frequency rank #2,030, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkoːmɪʃ]. komischen is at rank #10,122, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkoːmɪʃn̩].
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 12152, this pair ranks #1,965,878 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of komisch vs komischen
Shared letters: chikmos. Private to "komisch": -. Private to "komischen": en.
"komisch" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "komischen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "komisch" and "komischen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "komisch" vs "komischen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "komisch" and "komischen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "komisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "komischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,965,878 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "komisch" and "komischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "komischen vs kosmischen". 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 #1,965,878 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.