KurdischevsKurdischenTell them apart

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“Kurdische” and “Kurdischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,285
“Kurdische” frequency rank
#18,962
“Kurdischen” frequency rank
38247
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Kurdische Kurdischen
Definition Nominativ Singular des Substantivs Kurdisch Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kurdisch

Where the eye mixes Kurdische and Kurdischen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Kurdische runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against Kurdischen's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
Kurdische
10 ch
Kurdischen

Look-alike desk: Kurdische vs Kurdischen

A purely visual mix-up. Kurdische ([ˈkʊʁdɪʃə]) and Kurdischen ([ˈkʊʁdɪʃn̩]) 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) - “Kurdische” sits inside “Kurdischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38247, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Kurdische is recorded at frequency rank #19,285, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʊʁdɪʃə]. Kurdischen is at rank #18,962, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʊʁdɪʃn̩].

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 38247, this pair ranks #1,568,934 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Kurdische vs Kurdischen

Shared letters: cdehikrsu. Private to "Kurdische": -. Private to "Kurdischen": n.

"Kurdische" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV  ·  "Kurdischen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Kurdische ← kkurdische · krudische · kudrische · kurddische · kurdicshe · kurdiscche · kurdisceh · kurdischhe
  • Kurdischen ← kkurdischen · krudischen · kudrischen · kurddischen · kurdicshen · kurdiscchen · kurdiscehn · kurdischenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Kurdische" for "Kurdischen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkʊʁdɪʃə] versus [ˈkʊʁdɪʃn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Kurdische" or "Kurdischen"?
"Kurdischen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,962 in our German list, against #19,285 for "Kurdische". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Kurdische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Kurdischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,568,934 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Kurdische" and "Kurdischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kurdische vs kurdischer". 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 #1,568,934 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list