meteorologischevsmeteorologischenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“meteorologische” and “meteorologischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#48,330
“meteorologische” frequency rank
#48,331
“meteorologischen” frequency rank
96661
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature meteorologische meteorologischen
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs meteorologisch Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs meteorologisch

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set meteorologische and meteorologischen apart are highlighted. They share 15 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

15 ch
meteorologische
16 ch
meteorologischen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. meteorologische ([meteoʁoˈloːɡɪʃə]) and meteorologischen ([meteoʁoˈloːɡɪʃn̩]) 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) - “meteorologische” sits inside “meteorologischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 96661, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

meteorologische is recorded at frequency rank #48,330, classified as anadj, pronounced [meteoʁoˈloːɡɪʃə]. meteorologischen is at rank #48,331, tagged as anadj, pronounced [meteoʁoˈloːɡɪʃn̩].

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 96661, this pair ranks #6,443 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of meteorologische vs meteorologischen

Shared letters: ceghilmorst. Private to "meteorologische": -. Private to "meteorologischen": n.

"meteorologische" · 15 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCVCCCV  ·  "meteorologischen" · 16 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • meteorologischeemteorologische · meetorologische · meteoorlogische · meteorloogische · meteorolgoische · meteorollogische · meteorologgische · meteorologicshe
  • meteorologischenemteorologischen · meetorologischen · meteoorlogischen · meteorloogischen · meteorolgoischen · meteorollogischen · meteorologgischen · meteorologicshen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "meteorologische" and "meteorologischen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([meteoʁoˈloːɡɪʃə] versus [meteoʁoˈloːɡɪʃn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "meteorologische" or "meteorologischen"?
"meteorologische" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #48,330 in our German list, against #48,331 for "meteorologischen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list