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.
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
- technisch ← etchnisch · tcehnisch · tecchnisch · techhnisch · techinsch · technicsh · techniscch · technischh
- technisches ← etchnisches · tcehnisches · tecchnisches · techhnisches · techinsches · technicshes · techniscches · techniscehs
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "technisch" and "technisches" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "technisch" vs "technisches" - which ranks higher?
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.