Which to use
“technisch” and “technischem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,687
- “technisch” frequency rank
- #39,065
- “technischem” frequency rank
- 42752
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | technisch | technischem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Technik betreffend, auf die Technik bezogen, in der Art und Weise der Technik | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs technisch |
Where the eye mixes technisch and technischem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses technisch with technischem
A purely visual mix-up. technisch ([ˈtɛçnɪʃ]) and technischem ([ˈtɛçnɪʃm̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “technisch” sits inside “technischem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42752, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
technisch is recorded at frequency rank #3,687, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɛçnɪʃ]. technischem is at rank #39,065, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɛçnɪʃm̩].
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 42752, this pair ranks #1,439,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of technisch vs technischem
Shared letters: cehinst. Private to "technisch": -. Private to "technischem": m.
"technisch" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC · "technischem" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- technisch ← etchnisch · tcehnisch · tecchnisch · techhnisch · techinsch · technicsh · techniscch · technischh
- technischem ← etchnischem · tcehnischem · tecchnischem · techhnischem · techinschem · technicshem · techniscchem · techniscehm
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "technisch" for "technischem" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "technisch" or "technischem" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "technisch" and "technischem" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "technisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "technischem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,439,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "technisch" and "technischem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "technischem vs technisches". 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 #1,439,589 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.