Which to use
“physiologische” and “physiologischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,954
- “physiologische” frequency rank
- #35,382
- “physiologischen” frequency rank
- 71336
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | physiologische | physiologischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs physiologisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs physiologisch |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set physiologische and physiologischen apart are highlighted. They share 14 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. physiologische ([fyzi̯oˈloːɡɪʃə]) and physiologischen ([fyzi̯oˈloːɡɪʃn̩]) 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) - “physiologische” sits inside “physiologischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71336, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
physiologische is recorded at frequency rank #35,954, classified as anadj, pronounced [fyzi̯oˈloːɡɪʃə]. physiologischen is at rank #35,382, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fyzi̯oˈloːɡɪʃn̩].
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 71336, this pair ranks #419,783 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of physiologische vs physiologischen
Shared letters: ceghilopsy. Private to "physiologische": -. Private to "physiologischen": n.
"physiologische" · 14 letters · shape CCVCVVCVCVCCCV · "physiologischen" · 15 letters · shape CCVCVVCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- physiologische ← hpysiologische · phhysiologische · phsyiologische · phyisologische · physiloogische · physiolgoische · physiollogische · physiologgische
- physiologischen ← hpysiologischen · phhysiologischen · phsyiologischen · phyisologischen · physiloogischen · physiolgoischen · physiollogischen · physiologgischen