Which to use
“mythische” and “mythischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,167
- “mythische” frequency rank
- #40,099
- “mythischen” frequency rank
- 86266
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mythische | mythischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mythisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mythisch |
Where the eye mixes mythische and mythischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. mythische runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against mythischen's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mythische vs mythischen
A purely visual mix-up. mythische ([ˈmyːtɪʃə]) and mythischen ([ˈmyːtɪʃn̩]) 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) - “mythische” sits inside “mythischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86266, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mythische is recorded at frequency rank #46,167, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmyːtɪʃə]. mythischen is at rank #40,099, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmyːtɪʃn̩].
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 86266, this pair ranks #96,242 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mythische vs mythischen
Shared letters: cehimsty. Private to "mythische": -. Private to "mythischen": n.
"mythische" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "mythischen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mythische ← mmythische · mtyhische · myhtische · mythhische · mythicshe · mythiscche · mythisceh · mythischhe
- mythischen ← mmythischen · mtyhischen · myhtischen · mythhischen · mythicshen · mythiscchen · mythiscehn · mythischenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mythische" for "mythischen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mythische" vs "mythischen" - 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 "mythische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mythischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,242 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mythische" and "mythischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mitmischen vs mythischen". 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 #96,242 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.