Which to use
“mathematische” and “mathematischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,436
- “mathematische” frequency rank
- #14,872
- “mathematischen” frequency rank
- 28308
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mathematische | mathematischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mathematisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum und Neutrum, |
Where the eye mixes mathematische and mathematischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses mathematische with mathematischen
A purely visual mix-up. mathematische ([mateˈmaːtɪʃə]) and mathematischen ([mateˈmaːtɪʃn̩]) 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) - “mathematische” sits inside “mathematischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28308, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mathematische is recorded at frequency rank #13,436, classified as anadj, pronounced [mateˈmaːtɪʃə]. mathematischen is at rank #14,872, tagged as anadj, pronounced [mateˈmaːtɪʃn̩].
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 28308, this pair ranks #1,787,088 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mathematische vs mathematischen
Shared letters: acehimst. Private to "mathematische": -. Private to "mathematischen": n.
"mathematische" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCCCV · "mathematischen" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mathematische ← amthematische · mahtematische · matehmatische · matheamtische · mathemaitsche · mathematicshe · mathematiscche · mathematisceh
- mathematischen ← amthematischen · mahtematischen · matehmatischen · matheamtischen · mathemaitschen · mathematicshen · mathematiscchen · mathematiscehn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mathematische" for "mathematischen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "mathematische" or "mathematischen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mathematische" and "mathematischen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mathematische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mathematischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,787,088 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mathematische" and "mathematischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mathematischen vs mathematischer". 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 #1,787,088 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.