Which to use
“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.
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
- moralisch ← mmoralisch · moarlisch · morailsch · moralicsh · moraliscch · moralischh · moralishc · moralissch
- moralischen ← mmoralischen · moarlischen · morailschen · moralicshen · moraliscchen · moraliscehn · moralischenn · moralischhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "moralisch" and "moralischen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "moralisch" vs "moralischen" - 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 "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.