systematischevssystematischenWhat's the difference?

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

#10,575
“systematische” frequency rank
#17,146
“systematischen” frequency rank
27721
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature systematische systematischen
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs systematisch Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs systematisch

Where the eye mixes systematische and systematischen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. systematische runs 13 letters (CVCCVCVCVCCCV) against systematischen's 14 (CVCCVCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

13 ch
systematische
14 ch
systematischen

Why the eye confuses systematische with systematischen

A purely visual mix-up. systematische ([zʏsteˈmaːtɪʃə]) and systematischen ([zʏsteˈmaːtɪʃn̩]) 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) - “systematische” sits inside “systematischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27721, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

systematische is recorded at frequency rank #10,575, classified as anadj, pronounced [zʏsteˈmaːtɪʃə]. systematischen is at rank #17,146, tagged as anadj, pronounced [zʏsteˈmaːtɪʃn̩].

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 27721, this pair ranks #1,796,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of systematische vs systematischen

Shared letters: acehimsty. Private to "systematische": -. Private to "systematischen": n.

"systematische" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCCCV  ·  "systematischen" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • systematische ← ssystematische · ssytematische · sysetmatische · sysstematische · systeamtische · systemaitsche · systematicshe · systematiscche
  • systematischen ← ssystematischen · ssytematischen · sysetmatischen · sysstematischen · systeamtischen · systemaitschen · systematicshen · systematiscchen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "systematische" and "systematischen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([zʏsteˈmaːtɪʃə] versus [zʏsteˈmaːtɪʃn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "systematische" or "systematischen"?
"systematische" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,575 in our German list, against #17,146 for "systematischen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "systematische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "systematischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,796,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "systematische" and "systematischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "systematischen vs systematisches". 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 #1,796,980 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