Which to use
“organische” and “organischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,646
- “organische” frequency rank
- #15,176
- “organischen” frequency rank
- 29822
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | organische | organischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs organisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs organisch |
Where the eye mixes organische and organischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. organische runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCCCV) against organischen's 11 (VCCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between organische and organischen
A purely visual mix-up. organische ([ɔʁˈɡaːnɪʃə]) and organischen ([ɔʁˈɡaːnɪʃn̩]) 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) - “organische” sits inside “organischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29822, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
organische is recorded at frequency rank #14,646, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɔʁˈɡaːnɪʃə]. organischen is at rank #15,176, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɔʁˈɡaːnɪʃn̩].
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 29822, this pair ranks #1,759,612 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of organische vs organischen
Shared letters: aceghinors. Private to "organische": -. Private to "organischen": -.
"organische" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCV · "organischen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- organische ← ogranische · oragnische · orgainsche · organicshe · organiscche · organisceh · organischhe · organishce
- organischen ← ogranischen · oragnischen · orgainschen · organicshen · organiscchen · organiscehn · organischenn · organischhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "organische" and "organischen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "organische" or "organischen"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "organische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "organischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,759,612 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "organische" and "organischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "organischen vs Organisten". 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 #1,759,612 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.