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“mecklenburgische” and “mecklenburgischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,074
- “mecklenburgische” frequency rank
- #46,835
- “mecklenburgischen” frequency rank
- 95909
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mecklenburgische | mecklenburgischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mecklenburgisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mecklenburgisch |
Where the eye mixes mecklenburgische and mecklenburgischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 16 letters in sequence. mecklenburgische runs 16 letters (CVCCCVCCVCCVCCCV) against mecklenburgischen's 17 (CVCCCVCCVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mecklenburgische and mecklenburgischen
A purely visual mix-up. mecklenburgische ([ˈmeːklənˌbʊʁɡɪʃə]) and mecklenburgischen ([ˈmeːklənˌbʊʁɡɪʃn̩]) 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) - “mecklenburgische” sits inside “mecklenburgischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 95909, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mecklenburgische is recorded at frequency rank #49,074, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmeːklənˌbʊʁɡɪʃə]. mecklenburgischen is at rank #46,835, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmeːklənˌbʊʁɡɪʃn̩].
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 95909, this pair ranks #9,498 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mecklenburgische vs mecklenburgischen
Shared letters: bceghiklmnrsu. Private to "mecklenburgische": -. Private to "mecklenburgischen": -.
"mecklenburgische" · 16 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCCVCCCV · "mecklenburgischen" · 17 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mecklenburgische ← emcklenburgische · mceklenburgische · meccklenburgische · meckelnburgische · meckklenburgische · mecklebnurgische · mecklenbburgische · mecklenbrugische
- mecklenburgischen ← emcklenburgischen · mceklenburgischen · meccklenburgischen · meckelnburgischen · meckklenburgischen · mecklebnurgischen · mecklenbburgischen · mecklenbrugischen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mecklenburgische" and "mecklenburgischen" be used interchangeably?
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- Full dictionary entry for "mecklenburgische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mecklenburgischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,498 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #9,498 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.