Which to use
“statische” and “statischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,718
- “statische” frequency rank
- #27,955
- “statischen” frequency rank
- 51673
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | statische | statischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs statisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs statisch |
Where the eye mixes statische and statischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses statische with statischen
A purely visual mix-up. statische ([ˈʃtaːtɪʃə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “statische” sits inside “statischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51673, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
statische is recorded at frequency rank #23,718, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtaːtɪʃə]. 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 51673, this pair ranks #1,126,472 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of statische vs statischen
Shared letters: acehist. Private to "statische": -. Private to "statischen": n.
"statische" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCCV · "statischen" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- statische ← sattische · sstatische · staitsche · staticshe · statiscche · statisceh · statischhe · statishce
- statischen ← sattischen · sstatischen · staitschen · staticshen · statiscchen · statiscehn · statischenn · statischhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "statische" for "statischen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "statische" or "statischen"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "statische" 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 #1,126,472 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "statische" 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 #1,126,472 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.