Which to use
“lesbisch” and “lesbischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,969
- “lesbisch” frequency rank
- #30,179
- “lesbischen” frequency rank
- 49148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lesbisch | lesbischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von der Insel Lesbos | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lesbisch |
Where the eye mixes lesbisch and lesbischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. lesbisch runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against lesbischen's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses lesbisch with lesbischen
A purely visual mix-up. lesbisch ([ˈlɛsbɪʃ]) and lesbischen ([ˈlɛsbɪʃn̩]) 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) - “lesbisch” sits inside “lesbischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lesbisch is recorded at frequency rank #18,969, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛsbɪʃ]. lesbischen is at rank #30,179, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛsbɪʃn̩].
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 49148, this pair ranks #1,222,368 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lesbisch vs lesbischen
Shared letters: bcehils. Private to "lesbisch": -. Private to "lesbischen": n.
"lesbisch" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "lesbischen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lesbisch ← elsbisch · lebsisch · lesbbisch · lesbicsh · lesbiscch · lesbischh · lesbishc · lesbissch
- lesbischen ← elsbischen · lebsischen · lesbbischen · lesbicshen · lesbiscchen · lesbiscehn · lesbischenn · lesbischhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lesbisch" for "lesbischen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lesbisch" vs "lesbischen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lesbisch" and "lesbischen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lesbisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lesbischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,222,368 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lesbisch" and "lesbischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lesbischen vs Lettischen". 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 #1,222,368 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.