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

#10,330
“moralisch” frequency rank
#9,779
“moralischen” frequency rank
20109
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature moralisch moralischen
Definition auf die Moral bezogen Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs moralisch

Where the eye mixes moralisch and moralischen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

9 ch
moralisch
11 ch
moralischen

Why the eye confuses moralisch with moralischen

A purely visual mix-up. moralisch ([moˈʁaːlɪʃ]) and moralischen ([moˈʁaːlɪʃn̩]) 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) - “moralisch” sits inside “moralischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20109, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

moralisch is recorded at frequency rank #10,330, classified as anadj, pronounced [moˈʁaːlɪʃ]. moralischen is at rank #9,779, tagged as anadj, pronounced [moˈʁaːlɪʃn̩].

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 20109, this pair ranks #1,901,160 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of moralisch vs moralischen

Shared letters: achilmors. Private to "moralisch": -. Private to "moralischen": en.

"moralisch" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCC  ·  "moralischen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • moralischmmoralisch · moarlisch · morailsch · moralicsh · moraliscch · moralischh · moralishc · moralissch
  • moralischenmmoralischen · moarlischen · morailschen · moralicshen · moraliscchen · moraliscehn · moralischenn · moralischhen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "moralisch" and "moralischen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([moˈʁaːlɪʃ] versus [moˈʁaːlɪʃn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "moralisch" vs "moralischen" - which ranks higher?
"moralischen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,779 in our German list, against #10,330 for "moralisch". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "moralisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "moralischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,901,160 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "moralisch" and "moralischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moralisch vs moralisches". 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 #1,901,160 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