Which to use
“optische” and “optischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,495
- “optische” frequency rank
- #12,984
- “optischen” frequency rank
- 24479
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | optische | optischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs optisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs optisch |
Where the eye mixes optische and optischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: optische vs optischen
A purely visual mix-up. optische ([ˈɔptɪʃə]) and optischen ([ˈɔptɪʃn̩]) 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) - “optische” sits inside “optischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24479, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
optische is recorded at frequency rank #11,495, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɔptɪʃə]. optischen is at rank #12,984, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɔptɪʃn̩].
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 24479, this pair ranks #1,847,017 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of optische vs optischen
Shared letters: cehiopst. Private to "optische": -. Private to "optischen": n.
"optische" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV · "optischen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "optische" and "optischen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "optische" or "optischen" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "optische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "optischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,847,017 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "optische" and "optischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "optischen vs optisches". 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 #1,847,017 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.