Which to use
“Mädchens” is a noun and “manchen” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,485
- “Mädchens” frequency rank
- #2,117
- “manchen” frequency rank
- 13602
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mädchens | manchen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Mädchen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Indefinitpronomens manch |
Where the eye mixes Mädchens and manchen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Mädchens runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCC) against manchen's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Mädchens vs manchen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Mädchens is [ˈmɛːtçəns] while manchen is [ˈmançn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs unknown), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13602, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mädchens is recorded at frequency rank #11,485, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɛːtçəns]. manchen is at rank #2,117, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈmançn̩].
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 13602, this pair ranks #1,956,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Mädchens vs manchen
Shared letters: cehmn. Private to "Mädchens": dsä. Private to "manchen": a.
"Mädchens" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC · "manchen" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- manchen ← amnchen · macnhen · mancchen · mancehn · manchenn · manchhen · manchne · manhcen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Mädchens" for "manchen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Mädchens" or "manchen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mädchens" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manchen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,956,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mädchens" and "manchen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manchen vs Mäuschen". 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 #1,956,912 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.