physiologischevsphysiologischenWhat's the difference?

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.

14 ch
physiologische
15 ch
physiologischen

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

  • physiologischehpysiologische · phhysiologische · phsyiologische · phyisologische · physiloogische · physiolgoische · physiollogische · physiologgische
  • physiologischenhpysiologischen · phhysiologischen · phsyiologischen · phyisologischen · physiloogischen · physiolgoischen · physiollogischen · physiologgischen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "physiologische" and "physiologischen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fyzi̯oˈloːɡɪʃə] versus [fyzi̯oˈloːɡɪʃn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "physiologische" or "physiologischen"?
"physiologischen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,382 in our German list, against #35,954 for "physiologische". 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