maritimvsmaritimenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#36,494
“maritim” frequency rank
#43,339
“maritimen” frequency rank
79833
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature maritim maritimen
Definition das Meer, die Seefahrt betreffend Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs maritim

Where the eye mixes maritim and maritimen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. maritim runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against maritimen's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
maritim
9 ch
maritimen

Visual trap between maritim and maritimen

A purely visual mix-up. maritim ([maʁiˈtiːm]) and maritimen ([maʁiˈtiːmən]) 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) - “maritim” sits inside “maritimen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79833, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

maritim is recorded at frequency rank #36,494, classified as anadj, pronounced [maʁiˈtiːm]. maritimen is at rank #43,339, tagged as anadj, pronounced [maʁiˈtiːmən].

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 79833, this pair ranks #208,097 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of maritim vs maritimen

Shared letters: aimrt. Private to "maritim": -. Private to "maritimen": en.

"maritim" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "maritimen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • maritimamritim · mairtim · mariitm · maritimm · maritmi · marittim · marritim · martiim
  • maritimenamritimen · mairtimen · mariitmen · maritiemn · maritimenn · maritimmen · maritimne · maritmien

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "maritim" for "maritimen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([maʁiˈtiːm] versus [maʁiˈtiːmən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "maritim" vs "maritimen" - which ranks higher?
"maritim" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,494 in our German list, against #43,339 for "maritimen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "maritim" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "maritimen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #208,097 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "maritim" and "maritimen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maritim vs marti". 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 #208,097 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