organischevsorganischenConfusable pair

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.

10 ch
organische
11 ch
organischen

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?
No. They are said differently ([ɔʁˈɡaːnɪʃə] versus [ɔʁˈɡaːnɪʃn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "organische" or "organischen"?
"organische" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,646 in our German list, against #15,176 for "organischen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list