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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.
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
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Frequency check: "statistischen" vs "statistischer" - which ranks higher?
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.