Which to use
“steirische” and “steirischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,226
- “steirische” frequency rank
- #22,907
- “steirischen” frequency rank
- 60133
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | steirische | steirischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs steirisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs steirisch |
Where the eye mixes steirische and steirischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. steirische runs 10 letters (CCVVCVCCCV) against steirischen's 11 (CCVVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between steirische and steirischen
A purely visual mix-up. steirische ([ˈʃtaɪ̯ʁɪʃə]) and steirischen ([ˈʃtaɪ̯ʁɪʃn̩]) 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) - “steirische” sits inside “steirischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60133, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
steirische is recorded at frequency rank #37,226, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtaɪ̯ʁɪʃə]. steirischen is at rank #22,907, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtaɪ̯ʁɪʃn̩].
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 60133, this pair ranks #798,282 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of steirische vs steirischen
Shared letters: cehirst. Private to "steirische": -. Private to "steirischen": n.
"steirische" · 10 letters · shape CCVVCVCCCV · "steirischen" · 11 letters · shape CCVVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- steirische ← setirische · ssteirische · steiirsche · steiricshe · steiriscche · steirisceh · steirischhe · steirishce
- steirischen ← setirischen · ssteirischen · steiirschen · steiricshen · steiriscchen · steiriscehn · steirischenn · steirischhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "steirische" and "steirischen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "steirische" vs "steirischen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "steirische" and "steirischen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "steirische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "steirischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #798,282 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "steirische" and "steirischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "satirische vs steirische". 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 #798,282 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.