Which to use
“komische” and “komischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,684
- “komische” frequency rank
- #10,122
- “komischen” frequency rank
- 16806
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | komische | komischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs komisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs komisch |
Where the eye mixes komische and komischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. komische runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against komischen's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: komische vs komischen
A purely visual mix-up. komische ([ˈkoːmɪʃə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “komische” sits inside “komischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16806, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
komische is recorded at frequency rank #6,684, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkoːmɪʃə]. 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 16806, this pair ranks #1,932,852 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of komische vs komischen
Shared letters: cehikmos. Private to "komische": -. Private to "komischen": n.
"komische" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "komischen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "komische" for "komischen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "komische" vs "komischen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "komische" 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 #1,932,852 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "komische" and "komischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kölsche vs komische". 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 #1,932,852 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.