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 eye mixes motorische and motorischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. motorische runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCCCV) against motorischen's 11 (CVCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses motorische with motorischen
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
- motorische ← mmotorische · mootrische · motoirsche · motoricshe · motoriscche · motorisceh · motorischhe · motorishce
- motorischen ← mmotorischen · mootrischen · motoirschen · motoricshen · motoriscchen · motoriscehn · motorischenn · motorischhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "motorische" for "motorischen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "motorische" vs "motorischen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "motorische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "motorischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,423 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #116,423 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.