Which to use
“mechanische” and “mechanischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,523
- “mechanische” frequency rank
- #14,126
- “mechanischen” frequency rank
- 24649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mechanische | mechanischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mechanisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mechanisch |
Where the eye mixes mechanische and mechanischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. mechanische runs 11 letters (CVCCVCVCCCV) against mechanischen's 12 (CVCCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mechanische and mechanischen
A purely visual mix-up. mechanische ([meˈçaːnɪʃə]) and mechanischen ([meˈçaːnɪʃn̩]) 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) - “mechanische” sits inside “mechanischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24649, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mechanische is recorded at frequency rank #10,523, classified as anadj, pronounced [meˈçaːnɪʃə]. mechanischen is at rank #14,126, tagged as anadj, pronounced [meˈçaːnɪʃn̩].
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 24649, this pair ranks #1,844,653 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mechanische vs mechanischen
Shared letters: acehimns. Private to "mechanische": -. Private to "mechanischen": -.
"mechanische" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCCV · "mechanischen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mechanische ← emchanische · mcehanische · mecahnische · mecchanische · mechainsche · mechanicshe · mechaniscche · mechanisceh
- mechanischen ← emchanischen · mcehanischen · mecahnischen · mecchanischen · mechainschen · mechanicshen · mechaniscchen · mechaniscehn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mechanische" for "mechanischen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mechanische" or "mechanischen"?
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 "mechanische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mechanischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,844,653 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mechanische" and "mechanischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mechanischen vs mechanisches". 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 #1,844,653 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.