Which to use
“spanische” and “spanischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,651
- “spanische” frequency rank
- #4,560
- “spanischen” frequency rank
- 10211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spanische | spanischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spanisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spanisch |
Where the eye mixes spanische and spanischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses spanische with spanischen
A purely visual mix-up. spanische ([ˈʃpaːnɪʃə]) and spanischen ([ˈʃpaːnɪʃn̩]) 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) - “spanische” sits inside “spanischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spanische is recorded at frequency rank #5,651, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃpaːnɪʃə]. spanischen is at rank #4,560, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃpaːnɪʃn̩].
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 10211, this pair ranks #1,976,229 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of spanische vs spanischen
Shared letters: acehinps. Private to "spanische": -. Private to "spanischen": -.
"spanische" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCCV · "spanischen" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- spanische ← psanische · sapnische · spainsche · spanicshe · spaniscche · spanisceh · spanischhe · spanishce
- spanischen ← psanischen · sapnischen · spainschen · spanicshen · spaniscchen · spaniscehn · spanischenn · spanischhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "spanische" for "spanischen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "spanische" or "spanischen"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "spanische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spanischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,976,229 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spanische" and "spanischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "spanische vs szenische". 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 #1,976,229 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.