schottischevsschottischenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“schottische” and “schottischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#25,754
“schottische” frequency rank
#18,382
“schottischen” frequency rank
44136
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature schottische schottischen
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schottisch Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schottisch

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set schottische and schottischen apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
schottische
12 ch
schottischen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. schottische ([ˈʃɔtɪʃə]) and schottischen ([ˈʃɔtɪʃn̩]) 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) - “schottische” sits inside “schottischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44136, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

schottische is recorded at frequency rank #25,754, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃɔtɪʃə]. schottischen is at rank #18,382, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃɔtɪʃn̩].

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 44136, this pair ranks #1,395,868 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of schottische vs schottischen

Shared letters: cehiost. Private to "schottische": -. Private to "schottischen": n.

"schottische" · 11 letters · shape CCCVCCVCCCV  ·  "schottischen" · 12 letters · shape CCCVCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • schottischecshottische · scchottische · schhottische · schotische · schotitsche · schotticshe · schottiscche · schottisceh
  • schottischencshottischen · scchottischen · schhottischen · schotischen · schotitschen · schotticshen · schottiscchen · schottiscehn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "schottische" and "schottischen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃɔtɪʃə] versus [ˈʃɔtɪʃn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "schottische" or "schottischen"?
"schottischen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,382 in our German list, against #25,754 for "schottische". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list