statischvsstatischenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#28,400
“statisch” frequency rank
#27,955
“statischen” frequency rank
56355
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature statisch statischen
Definition das Gleichgewicht der Kräfte betreffend Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs statisch

Where the eye mixes statisch and statischen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

8 ch
statisch
10 ch
statischen

Visual trap between statisch and statischen

A purely visual mix-up. statisch ([ˈʃtaːtɪʃ]) and statischen ([ˈʃtaːtɪʃn̩]) 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) - “statisch” sits inside “statischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

statisch is recorded at frequency rank #28,400, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtaːtɪʃ]. statischen is at rank #27,955, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtaːtɪʃn̩].

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 56355, this pair ranks #943,497 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of statisch vs statischen

Shared letters: achist. Private to "statisch": -. Private to "statischen": en.

"statisch" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCC  ·  "statischen" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • statischsattisch · sstatisch · staitsch · staticsh · statiscch · statischh · statishc · statissch
  • statischensattischen · sstatischen · staitschen · staticshen · statiscchen · statiscehn · statischenn · statischhen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "statisch" for "statischen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtaːtɪʃ] versus [ˈʃtaːtɪʃn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "statisch" vs "statischen" - which ranks higher?
"statischen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,955 in our German list, against #28,400 for "statisch". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "statisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "statischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #943,497 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "statisch" and "statischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "städtisches vs statischen". 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 #943,497 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