Which to use
“Persische” and “Persischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,304
- “Persische” frequency rank
- #19,004
- “Persischen” frequency rank
- 53308
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Persische | Persischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular des Substantivs Persisch | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Persisch |
Where the eye mixes Persische and Persischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Persische with Persischen
A purely visual mix-up. Persische ([ˈpɛʁzɪʃə]) and Persischen ([ˈpɛʁzɪʃn̩]) 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) - “Persische” sits inside “Persischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53308, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Persische is recorded at frequency rank #34,304, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɛʁzɪʃə]. Persischen is at rank #19,004, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɛʁzɪʃn̩].
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 53308, this pair ranks #1,063,093 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Persische vs Persischen
Shared letters: cehiprs. Private to "Persische": -. Private to "Persischen": n.
"Persische" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "Persischen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Persische ← eprsische · perissche · perrsische · persicshe · persiscche · persisceh · persischhe · persishce
- Persischen ← eprsischen · perisschen · perrsischen · persicshen · persiscchen · persiscehn · persischenn · persischhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Persische" for "Persischen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Persische" or "Persischen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Persische" and "Persischen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Persische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Persischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,063,093 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Persische" and "Persischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "persisch vs Persische". 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 #1,063,093 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.