Which to use
“spanischen” and “spanisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,560
- “spanischen” frequency rank
- #37,790
- “spanisches” frequency rank
- 42350
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spanischen | spanisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spanisch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spanisch |
Where the eye mixes spanischen and spanisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between spanischen and spanisches
A purely visual mix-up. spanischen ([ˈʃpaːnɪʃn̩]) and spanisches ([ˈʃpaːnɪʃəs]) 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 a single letter - n in “spanischen” becomes s in “spanisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42350, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spanischen is recorded at frequency rank #4,560, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃpaːnɪʃn̩]. spanisches is at rank #37,790, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃpaːnɪʃəs].
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 42350, this pair ranks #1,452,049 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of spanischen vs spanisches
Shared letters: acehinps. Private to "spanischen": -. Private to "spanisches": -.
"spanischen" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCCVC · "spanisches" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- spanischen ← psanischen · sapnischen · spainschen · spanicshen · spaniscchen · spaniscehn · spanischenn · spanischhen
- spanisches ← psanisches · sapnisches · spainsches · spanicshes · spaniscches · spaniscehs · spanischess · spanischhes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "spanischen" and "spanisches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "spanischen" or "spanisches"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "spanischen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spanisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,452,049 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spanischen" and "spanisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "spanischer vs spanisches". 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 #1,452,049 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.