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

#38,297
“modische” frequency rank
#44,083
“modischen” frequency rank
82380
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature modische modischen
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs modisch Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs modisch

Where the eye mixes modische and modischen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

8 ch
modische
9 ch
modischen

Look-alike desk: modische vs modischen

A purely visual mix-up. modische ([ˈmoːdɪʃə]) and modischen ([ˈmoːdɪʃn̩]) 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) - “modische” sits inside “modischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82380, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

modische is recorded at frequency rank #38,297, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmoːdɪʃə]. modischen is at rank #44,083, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmoːdɪʃn̩].

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 82380, this pair ranks #158,356 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of modische vs modischen

Shared letters: cdehimos. Private to "modische": -. Private to "modischen": n.

"modische" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV  ·  "modischen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • modischemdoische · mmodische · moddische · modicshe · modiscche · modisceh · modischhe · modishce
  • modischenmdoischen · mmodischen · moddischen · modicshen · modiscchen · modiscehn · modischenn · modischhen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "modische" and "modischen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmoːdɪʃə] versus [ˈmoːdɪʃn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "modische" or "modischen" show up more?
"modische" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,297 in our German list, against #44,083 for "modischen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "modische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "modischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #158,356 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "modische" and "modischen" 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 #158,356 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list