organisatorischevsorganisatorischenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#16,243
“organisatorische” frequency rank
#15,712
“organisatorischen” frequency rank
31955
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature organisatorische organisatorischen
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs organisatorisch Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs organisatorisch

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set organisatorische and organisatorischen apart are highlighted. They share 16 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

16 ch
organisatorische
17 ch
organisatorischen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. organisatorische ([ɔʁɡanizaˈtoːʁɪʃə]) and organisatorischen ([ɔʁɡanizaˈtoːʁɪʃn̩]) 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) - “organisatorische” sits inside “organisatorischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31955, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

organisatorische is recorded at frequency rank #16,243, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɔʁɡanizaˈtoːʁɪʃə]. organisatorischen is at rank #15,712, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɔʁɡanizaˈtoːʁɪʃn̩].

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 31955, this pair ranks #1,717,736 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of organisatorische vs organisatorischen

Shared letters: aceghinorst. Private to "organisatorische": -. Private to "organisatorischen": -.

"organisatorische" · 16 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVCVCCCV  ·  "organisatorischen" · 17 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • organisatorischeogranisatorische · oragnisatorische · orgainsatorische · organiastorische · organisaotrische · organisatoirsche · organisatoricshe · organisatoriscche
  • organisatorischenogranisatorischen · oragnisatorischen · orgainsatorischen · organiastorischen · organisaotrischen · organisatoirschen · organisatoricshen · organisatoriscchen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "organisatorische" and "organisatorischen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɔʁɡanizaˈtoːʁɪʃə] versus [ɔʁɡanizaˈtoːʁɪʃn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "organisatorische" or "organisatorischen"?
"organisatorischen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,712 in our German list, against #16,243 for "organisatorische". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list