Which to use
“lyrische” and “lyrischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,301
- “lyrische” frequency rank
- #32,158
- “lyrischen” frequency rank
- 60459
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lyrische | lyrischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lyrisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lyrisch |
Where the eye mixes lyrische and lyrischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. lyrische runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against lyrischen's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lyrische and lyrischen
A purely visual mix-up. lyrische ([ˈlyːʁɪʃə]) and lyrischen ([ˈlyːʁɪʃn̩]) 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) - “lyrische” sits inside “lyrischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60459, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lyrische is recorded at frequency rank #28,301, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlyːʁɪʃə]. lyrischen is at rank #32,158, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlyːʁɪʃn̩].
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 60459, this pair ranks #786,178 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lyrische vs lyrischen
Shared letters: cehilrsy. Private to "lyrische": -. Private to "lyrischen": n.
"lyrische" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "lyrischen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lyrische" for "lyrischen" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lyrische" and "lyrischen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lyrische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lyrischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #786,178 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lyrische" and "lyrischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "logischen vs lyrischen". 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 #786,178 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.