olympischevsolympischenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#11,493
“olympische” frequency rank
#4,727
“olympischen” frequency rank
16220
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature olympische olympischen
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs olympisch Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs olympisch

Where the spellings diverge

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

10 ch
olympische
11 ch
olympischen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. olympische ([oˈlʏmpɪʃə]) and olympischen ([oˈlʏmpɪʃn̩]) 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) - “olympische” sits inside “olympischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16220, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

olympische is recorded at frequency rank #11,493, classified as anadj, pronounced [oˈlʏmpɪʃə]. olympischen is at rank #4,727, tagged as anadj, pronounced [oˈlʏmpɪʃn̩].

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 16220, this pair ranks #1,937,599 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of olympische vs olympischen

Shared letters: cehilmopsy. Private to "olympische": -. Private to "olympischen": n.

"olympische" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCCCV  ·  "olympischen" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • olympischeloympische · ollympische · olmypische · olymipsche · olymmpische · olympicshe · olympiscche · olympisceh
  • olympischenloympischen · ollympischen · olmypischen · olymipschen · olymmpischen · olympicshen · olympiscchen · olympiscehn

Frequency comparison

olympische#11,493
olympischen#4,727

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "olympische" and "olympischen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([oˈlʏmpɪʃə] versus [oˈlʏmpɪʃn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "olympische" or "olympischen"?
"olympischen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,727 in our German list, against #11,493 for "olympische". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering olympische vs olympischen

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 “olympische” 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