Which to use
“psychisch” and “psychischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,976
- “psychisch” frequency rank
- #7,977
- “psychischen” frequency rank
- 15953
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | psychisch | psychischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Psyche betreffend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs psychisch |
Where the eye mixes psychisch and psychischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. psychisch runs 9 letters (CCVCCVCCC) against psychischen's 11 (CCVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: psychisch vs psychischen
A purely visual mix-up. psychisch ([ˈpsyːçɪʃ]) and psychischen ([ˈpsyːçɪʃn̩]) 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) - “psychisch” sits inside “psychischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15953, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
psychisch is recorded at frequency rank #7,976, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈpsyːçɪʃ]. psychischen is at rank #7,977, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈpsyːçɪʃn̩].
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 15953, this pair ranks #1,939,813 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of psychisch vs psychischen
Shared letters: chipsy. Private to "psychisch": -. Private to "psychischen": en.
"psychisch" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCCC · "psychischen" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- psychisch ← ppsychisch · pscyhisch · pssychisch · psycchisch · psychhisch · psychicsh · psychiscch · psychischh
- psychischen ← ppsychischen · pscyhischen · pssychischen · psycchischen · psychhischen · psychicshen · psychiscchen · psychiscehn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "psychisch" and "psychischen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "psychisch" or "psychischen"?
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 "psychisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "psychischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,939,813 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "psychisch" and "psychischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "psychischen vs psychischer". 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 #1,939,813 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.