Which to use
“provisorische” and “provisorischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,716
- “provisorische” frequency rank
- #25,717
- “provisorischen” frequency rank
- 51433
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | provisorische | provisorischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs provisorisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs provisorisch |
Where the eye mixes provisorische and provisorischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between provisorische and provisorischen
A purely visual mix-up. provisorische ([pʁoviˈzoːʁɪʃə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “provisorische” sits inside “provisorischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
provisorische is recorded at frequency rank #25,716, classified as anadj, pronounced [pʁoviˈzoːʁɪʃə]. 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 51433, this pair ranks #1,135,740 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of provisorische vs provisorischen
Shared letters: cehioprsv. Private to "provisorische": -. Private to "provisorischen": n.
"provisorische" · 13 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVCCCV · "provisorischen" · 14 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- provisorische ← porvisorische · pprovisorische · proivsorische · proviosrische · provisoirsche · provisoricshe · provisoriscche · provisorisceh
- provisorischen ← porvisorischen · pprovisorischen · proivsorischen · proviosrischen · provisoirschen · provisoricshen · provisoriscchen · provisoriscehn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "provisorische" and "provisorischen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "provisorische" or "provisorischen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "provisorische" and "provisorischen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "provisorische" 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 #1,135,740 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "provisorische" and "provisorischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "provisorisch vs provisorischen". 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 #1,135,740 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.