motorischevsmotorischenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#44,809
“motorische” frequency rank
#40,095
“motorischen” frequency rank
84904
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature motorische motorischen
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs motorisch Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs motorisch

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set motorische and motorischen apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
motorische
11 ch
motorischen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. motorische ([moˈtoːʁɪʃə]) and motorischen ([moˈtoːʁɪʃn̩]) 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) - “motorische” sits inside “motorischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84904, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

motorische is recorded at frequency rank #44,809, classified as anadj, pronounced [moˈtoːʁɪʃə]. motorischen is at rank #40,095, tagged as anadj, pronounced [moˈtoːʁɪʃn̩].

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 84904, this pair ranks #116,423 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of motorische vs motorischen

Shared letters: cehimorst. Private to "motorische": -. Private to "motorischen": n.

"motorische" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCV  ·  "motorischen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • motorischemmotorische · mootrische · motoirsche · motoricshe · motoriscche · motorisceh · motorischhe · motorishce
  • motorischenmmotorischen · mootrischen · motoirschen · motoricshen · motoriscchen · motoriscehn · motorischenn · motorischhen

Frequency comparison

motorische#44,809
motorischen#40,095

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "motorische" and "motorischen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([moˈtoːʁɪʃə] versus [moˈtoːʁɪʃn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "motorische" or "motorischen"?
"motorischen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,095 in our German list, against #44,809 for "motorische". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering motorische vs motorischen

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “motorische” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list