Which to use
“kosmische” and “kosmischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,139
- “kosmische” frequency rank
- #32,133
- “kosmischen” frequency rank
- 63272
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kosmische | kosmischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kosmisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kosmisch |
Where the eye mixes kosmische and kosmischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. kosmische runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against kosmischen's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: kosmische vs kosmischen
A purely visual mix-up. kosmische ([ˈkɔsmɪʃə]) and kosmischen ([ˈkɔsmɪʃn̩]) 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) - “kosmische” sits inside “kosmischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63272, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kosmische is recorded at frequency rank #31,139, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkɔsmɪʃə]. kosmischen is at rank #32,133, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkɔsmɪʃn̩].
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 63272, this pair ranks #682,674 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kosmische vs kosmischen
Shared letters: cehikmos. Private to "kosmische": -. Private to "kosmischen": n.
"kosmische" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "kosmischen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kosmische ← kkosmische · komsische · kosimsche · kosmicshe · kosmiscche · kosmisceh · kosmischhe · kosmishce
- kosmischen ← kkosmischen · komsischen · kosimschen · kosmicshen · kosmiscchen · kosmiscehn · kosmischenn · kosmischhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "kosmische" and "kosmischen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "kosmische" vs "kosmischen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "kosmische" and "kosmischen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kosmische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kosmischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #682,674 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kosmische" and "kosmischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kölnische vs kosmische". 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 #682,674 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.