Which to use
“metallische” and “metallischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,080
- “metallische” frequency rank
- #41,343
- “metallischen” frequency rank
- 90423
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | metallische | metallischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs metallisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs metallisch |
Where the eye mixes metallische and metallischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. metallische runs 11 letters (CVCVCCVCCCV) against metallischen's 12 (CVCVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: metallische vs metallischen
A purely visual mix-up. metallische ([meˈtalɪʃə]) and metallischen ([meˈtalɪʃn̩]) 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) - “metallische” sits inside “metallischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90423, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
metallische is recorded at frequency rank #49,080, classified as anadj, pronounced [meˈtalɪʃə]. metallischen is at rank #41,343, tagged as anadj, pronounced [meˈtalɪʃn̩].
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 90423, this pair ranks #47,169 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of metallische vs metallischen
Shared letters: acehilmst. Private to "metallische": -. Private to "metallischen": n.
"metallische" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCCV · "metallischen" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- metallische ← emtallische · meatllische · metalilsche · metalische · metallicshe · metalliscche · metallisceh · metallischhe
- metallischen ← emtallischen · meatllischen · metalilschen · metalischen · metallicshen · metalliscchen · metalliscehn · metallischenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "metallische" and "metallischen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "metallische" vs "metallischen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "metallische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "metallischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,169 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "metallische" and "metallischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "metallisch vs metallische". 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 #47,169 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.