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

#8,282
“statistischen” frequency rank
#32,785
“statistischer” frequency rank
41067
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature statistischen statistischer
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs statistisch Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs statistisch

Where the eye mixes statistischen and statistischer

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. statistischen and statistischer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

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statistischen
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Look-alike desk: statistischen vs statistischer

A purely visual mix-up. statistischen ([ʃtaˈtɪstɪʃn̩]) and statistischer ([ʃtaˈtɪstɪʃɐ]) 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 “statistischen” becomes r in “statistischer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41067, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

statistischen is recorded at frequency rank #8,282, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʃtaˈtɪstɪʃn̩]. statistischer is at rank #32,785, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʃtaˈtɪstɪʃɐ].

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 41067, this pair ranks #1,490,327 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of statistischen vs statistischer

Shared letters: acehist. Private to "statistischen": n. Private to "statistischer": r.

"statistischen" · 13 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCCCVC  ·  "statistischer" · 13 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • statistischen ← sattistischen · sstatistischen · staitstischen · statisitschen · statisstischen · statisticshen · statistiscchen · statistiscehn
  • statistischer ← sattistischer · sstatistischer · staitstischer · statisitscher · statisstischer · statisticsher · statistisccher · statistiscehr

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "statistischen" for "statistischer" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ʃtaˈtɪstɪʃn̩] versus [ʃtaˈtɪstɪʃɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "statistischen" vs "statistischer" - which ranks higher?
"statistischen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,282 in our German list, against #32,785 for "statistischer". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "statistischen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "statistischer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,490,327 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "statistischen" and "statistischer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "statistischer vs statistisches". 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 #1,490,327 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