Which to use
“melodische” and “melodischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,326
- “melodische” frequency rank
- #49,077
- “melodischen” frequency rank
- 97403
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | melodische | melodischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs melodisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs melodisch |
Where the eye mixes melodische and melodischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. melodische runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCCCV) against melodischen's 11 (CVCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between melodische and melodischen
A purely visual mix-up. melodische ([meˈloːdɪʃə]) and melodischen ([meˈloːdɪʃn̩]) 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) - “melodische” sits inside “melodischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 97403, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
melodische is recorded at frequency rank #48,326, classified as anadj, pronounced [meˈloːdɪʃə]. melodischen is at rank #49,077, tagged as anadj, pronounced [meˈloːdɪʃn̩].
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 97403, this pair ranks #3,907 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of melodische vs melodischen
Shared letters: cdehilmos. Private to "melodische": -. Private to "melodischen": n.
"melodische" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCV · "melodischen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- melodische ← emlodische · meldoische · mellodische · meloddische · melodicshe · melodiscche · melodisceh · melodischhe
- melodischen ← emlodischen · meldoischen · mellodischen · meloddischen · melodicshen · melodiscchen · melodiscehn · melodischenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "melodische" and "melodischen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "melodische" or "melodischen" show up more?
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 "melodische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "melodischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,907 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "melodische" and "melodischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "melodischen vs modischen". 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 #3,907 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.