provisorischevsprovisorischenWhat's the difference?

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.

13 ch
provisorische
14 ch
provisorischen

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

  • provisorischeporvisorische · pprovisorische · proivsorische · proviosrische · provisoirsche · provisoricshe · provisoriscche · provisorisceh
  • provisorischenporvisorischen · pprovisorischen · proivsorischen · proviosrischen · provisoirschen · provisoricshen · provisoriscchen · provisoriscehn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "provisorische" and "provisorischen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([pʁoviˈzoːʁɪʃə] versus [pʁoviˈzoːʁɪʃn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "provisorische" or "provisorischen"?
"provisorische" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,716 in our German list, against #25,717 for "provisorischen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list