Which to use
“märkische” and “märkischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,344
- “märkische” frequency rank
- #25,246
- “märkischen” frequency rank
- 60590
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | märkische | märkischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs märkisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs märkisch |
Where the eye mixes märkische and märkischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. märkische runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against märkischen's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses märkische with märkischen
A purely visual mix-up. märkische ([ˈmɛʁkɪʃə]) and märkischen ([ˈmɛʁkɪʃn̩]) 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) - “märkische” sits inside “märkischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60590, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
märkische is recorded at frequency rank #35,344, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmɛʁkɪʃə]. märkischen is at rank #25,246, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmɛʁkɪʃn̩].
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 60590, this pair ranks #781,344 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of märkische vs märkischen
Shared letters: cehikmrsä. Private to "märkische": -. Private to "märkischen": n.
"märkische" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "märkischen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "märkische" and "märkischen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "märkische" or "märkischen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "märkische" and "märkischen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "märkische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "märkischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #781,344 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "märkische" and "märkischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "märkische vs Märsche". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #781,344 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.