logischenvslogischesTell them apart

Which to use

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

#18,973
“logischen” frequency rank
#41,974
“logisches” frequency rank
60947
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature logischen logisches
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs logisch Nominativ Singular Neutrum und

Where the eye mixes logischen and logisches

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. logischen and logisches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

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logischen
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Look-alike desk: logischen vs logisches

A purely visual mix-up. logischen ([ˈloːɡɪʃn̩]) and logisches ([ˈloːɡɪʃəs]) 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 a single letter - n in “logischen” becomes s in “logisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60947, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

logischen is recorded at frequency rank #18,973, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈloːɡɪʃn̩]. logisches is at rank #41,974, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈloːɡɪʃəs].

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 60947, this pair ranks #767,982 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of logischen vs logisches

Shared letters: ceghilos. Private to "logischen": n. Private to "logisches": -.

"logischen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC  ·  "logisches" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • logischen ← lgoischen · llogischen · loggischen · logicshen · logiscchen · logiscehn · logischenn · logischhen
  • logisches ← lgoisches · llogisches · loggisches · logicshes · logiscches · logiscehs · logischess · logischhes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "logischen" for "logisches" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈloːɡɪʃn̩] versus [ˈloːɡɪʃəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "logischen" vs "logisches" - which ranks higher?
"logischen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,973 in our German list, against #41,974 for "logisches". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "logischen" and "logisches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "logischen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "logisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #767,982 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "logischen" and "logisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "logischer vs logisches". 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 #767,982 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