Which to use
“manche” and “manchen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #834
- “manche” frequency rank
- #2,117
- “manchen” frequency rank
- 2951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manche | manchen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum attributiv des Indefinitpronomens manch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Indefinitpronomens manch |
Where the eye mixes manche and manchen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: manche vs manchen
A purely visual mix-up. manche ([ˈmançə]) and manchen ([ˈmançn̩]) 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) - “manche” sits inside “manchen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2951, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manche is recorded at frequency rank #834, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈmançə]. 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 2951, this pair ranks #2,001,253 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of manche vs manchen
Shared letters: acehmn. Private to "manche": -. Private to "manchen": -.
"manche" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "manchen" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "manche" for "manchen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "manche" vs "manchen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "manche" 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 #2,001,253 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manche" and "manchen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manche vs Märsche". 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 #2,001,253 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.