Which to use
“Lateinische” is a noun and “lateinischen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,333
- “Lateinische” frequency rank
- #9,235
- “lateinischen” frequency rank
- 21568
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lateinische | lateinischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular des Substantivs Lateinisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum und Neutrum, |
Where the eye mixes Lateinische and lateinischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. Lateinische runs 11 letters (CVCVVCVCCCV) against lateinischen's 12 (CVCVVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Lateinische vs lateinischen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Lateinische is [laˈtaɪ̯nɪʃə] while lateinischen is [laˈtaɪ̯nɪʃn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Lateinische” sits inside “lateinischen”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21568, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lateinische is recorded at frequency rank #12,333, classified as anoun, pronounced [laˈtaɪ̯nɪʃə]. lateinischen is at rank #9,235, tagged as anadj, pronounced [laˈtaɪ̯nɪʃn̩].
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 21568, this pair ranks #1,884,730 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Lateinische vs lateinischen
Shared letters: acehilnst. Private to "Lateinische": -. Private to "lateinischen": -.
"Lateinische" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCCV · "lateinischen" · 12 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Lateinische ← alteinische · laetinische · lateiinsche · lateinicshe · lateiniscche · lateinisceh · lateinischhe · lateinishce
- lateinischen ← alteinischen · laetinischen · lateiinschen · lateinicshen · lateiniscchen · lateiniscehn · lateinischenn · lateinischhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Lateinische" and "lateinischen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Lateinische" or "lateinischen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Lateinische" and "lateinischen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lateinische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lateinischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,884,730 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lateinische" and "lateinischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lateinische vs lateinischer". 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 #1,884,730 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.