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

#34,914
“solidarische” frequency rank
#48,494
“solidarischen” frequency rank
83408
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature solidarische solidarischen
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs solidarisch Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs solidarisch

Where the eye mixes solidarische and solidarischen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence.

12 ch
solidarische
13 ch
solidarischen

Look-alike desk: solidarische vs solidarischen

A purely visual mix-up. solidarische ([zoliˈdaːʁɪʃə]) and solidarischen ([zoliˈdaːʁɪʃn̩]) 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) - “solidarische” sits inside “solidarischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83408, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

solidarische is recorded at frequency rank #34,914, classified as anadj, pronounced [zoliˈdaːʁɪʃə]. solidarischen is at rank #48,494, tagged as anadj, pronounced [zoliˈdaːʁɪʃn̩].

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 83408, this pair ranks #140,449 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of solidarische vs solidarischen

Shared letters: acdehilors. Private to "solidarische": -. Private to "solidarischen": n.

"solidarische" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCCCV  ·  "solidarischen" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • solidarischeoslidarische · sloidarische · soildarische · soldiarische · soliadrische · solidairsche · solidaricshe · solidariscche
  • solidarischenoslidarischen · sloidarischen · soildarischen · soldiarischen · soliadrischen · solidairschen · solidaricshen · solidariscchen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "solidarische" for "solidarischen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([zoliˈdaːʁɪʃə] versus [zoliˈdaːʁɪʃn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "solidarische" or "solidarischen" show up more?
"solidarische" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,914 in our German list, against #48,494 for "solidarischen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "solidarische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "solidarischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #140,449 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "solidarische" and "solidarischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "solidarisch vs solidarischen". 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 #140,449 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