Which to use
“provisorisch” and “provisorischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,337
- “provisorisch” frequency rank
- #25,717
- “provisorischen” frequency rank
- 54054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provisorisch | provisorischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vorübergehend, notbehelfsweise | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs provisorisch |
Where the eye mixes provisorisch and provisorischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses provisorisch with provisorischen
A purely visual mix-up. provisorisch ([pʁoviˈzoːʁɪʃ]) and provisorischen ([pʁoviˈzoːʁɪʃn̩]) 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) - “provisorisch” sits inside “provisorischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54054, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
provisorisch is recorded at frequency rank #28,337, classified as anadj, pronounced [pʁoviˈzoːʁɪʃ]. provisorischen is at rank #25,717, tagged as anadj, pronounced [pʁoviˈzoːʁɪʃn̩].
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 54054, this pair ranks #1,033,943 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of provisorisch vs provisorischen
Shared letters: chioprsv. Private to "provisorisch": -. Private to "provisorischen": en.
"provisorisch" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVCCC · "provisorischen" · 14 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- provisorisch ← porvisorisch · pprovisorisch · proivsorisch · proviosrisch · provisoirsch · provisoricsh · provisoriscch · provisorischh
- provisorischen ← porvisorischen · pprovisorischen · proivsorischen · proviosrischen · provisoirschen · provisoricshen · provisoriscchen · provisoriscehn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "provisorisch" for "provisorischen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "provisorisch" vs "provisorischen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "provisorisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "provisorischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,033,943 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provisorisch" and "provisorischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "provisorisch vs provisorische". 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 #1,033,943 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.