Which to use
“militärisch” and “militärischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,290
- “militärisch” frequency rank
- #5,395
- “militärischen” frequency rank
- 16685
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | militärisch | militärischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Militär betreffend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs militärisch |
Where the eye mixes militärisch and militärischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between militärisch and militärischen
A purely visual mix-up. militärisch ([miliˈtɛːʁɪʃ]) and militärischen ([miliˈtɛːʁɪʃn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “militärisch” sits inside “militärischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16685, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
militärisch is recorded at frequency rank #11,290, classified as anadj, pronounced [miliˈtɛːʁɪʃ]. militärischen is at rank #5,395, tagged as anadj, pronounced [miliˈtɛːʁɪʃn̩].
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 16685, this pair ranks #1,933,813 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of militärisch vs militärischen
Shared letters: chilmrstä. Private to "militärisch": -. Private to "militärischen": en.
"militärisch" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCCC · "militärischen" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "militärisch" for "militärischen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "militärisch" or "militärischen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "militärisch" and "militärischen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "militärisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "militärischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,933,813 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "militärisch" and "militärischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "militärisch vs militärisches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,933,813 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.