technischvstechnischesTell them apart

Which to use

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

#3,687
“technisch” frequency rank
#13,960
“technisches” frequency rank
17647
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature technisch technisches
Definition die Technik betreffend, auf die Technik bezogen, in der Art und Weise der Technik Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs technisch

Where the eye mixes technisch and technisches

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

9 ch
technisch
11 ch
technisches

Why the eye confuses technisch with technisches

A purely visual mix-up. technisch ([ˈtɛçnɪʃ]) and technisches ([ˈtɛçnɪʃəs]) 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 “technisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17647, 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]. technisches is at rank #13,960, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɛçnɪʃəs].

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 17647, this pair ranks #1,925,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of technisch vs technisches

Shared letters: cehinst. Private to "technisch": -. Private to "technisches": -.

"technisch" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC  ·  "technisches" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • technischetchnisch · tcehnisch · tecchnisch · techhnisch · techinsch · technicsh · techniscch · technischh
  • technischesetchnisches · tcehnisches · tecchnisches · techhnisches · techinsches · technicshes · techniscches · techniscehs

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "technisch" and "technisches" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈtɛçnɪʃ] versus [ˈtɛçnɪʃəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "technisch" vs "technisches" - which ranks higher?
"technisch" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,687 in our German list, against #13,960 for "technisches". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "technisch" and "technisches" 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 "technisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,925,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "technisch" and "technisches" 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 #1,925,536 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