Which to use
“politisch” and “politischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,080
- “politisch” frequency rank
- #938
- “politischen” frequency rank
- 3018
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | politisch | politischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Politik betreffend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs politisch |
Where the eye mixes politisch and politischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. politisch runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCCC) against politischen's 11 (CVCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between politisch and politischen
A purely visual mix-up. politisch ([poˈliːtɪʃ]) and politischen ([poˈliːtɪʃn̩]) 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) - “politisch” sits inside “politischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3018, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
politisch is recorded at frequency rank #2,080, classified as anadj, pronounced [poˈliːtɪʃ]. politischen is at rank #938, tagged as anadj, pronounced [poˈliːtɪʃn̩].
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 3018, this pair ranks #2,001,128 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of politisch vs politischen
Shared letters: chilopst. Private to "politisch": -. Private to "politischen": en.
"politisch" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCC · "politischen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- politisch ← oplitisch · ploitisch · poiltisch · poliitsch · politicsh · politiscch · politischh · politishc
- politischen ← oplitischen · ploitischen · poiltischen · poliitschen · politicshen · politiscchen · politiscehn · politischenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "politisch" for "politischen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "politisch" vs "politischen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "politisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "politischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,001,128 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "politisch" and "politischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "polemisch vs politisch". 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 #2,001,128 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.