Which to use
“physisch” and “physischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,453
- “physisch” frequency rank
- #13,667
- “physischen” frequency rank
- 29120
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | physisch | physischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Physis/das Körperliche betreffend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs physisch |
Where the eye mixes physisch and physischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between physisch and physischen
A purely visual mix-up. physisch ([ˈfyːzɪʃ]) and physischen ([ˈfyːzɪʃn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “physisch” sits inside “physischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29120, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
physisch is recorded at frequency rank #15,453, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfyːzɪʃ]. physischen is at rank #13,667, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfyːzɪʃn̩].
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 29120, this pair ranks #1,772,664 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of physisch vs physischen
Shared letters: chipsy. Private to "physisch": -. Private to "physischen": en.
"physisch" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCC · "physischen" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- physisch ← hpysisch · phhysisch · phsyisch · phyissch · physicsh · physiscch · physischh · physishc
- physischen ← hpysischen · phhysischen · phsyischen · phyisschen · physicshen · physiscchen · physiscehn · physischenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "physisch" for "physischen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "physisch" vs "physischen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "physisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "physischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,772,664 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "physisch" and "physischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "persisch vs physisch". 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 #1,772,664 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.