Which to use
“technische” and “technischem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,991
- “technische” frequency rank
- #39,065
- “technischem” frequency rank
- 41056
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | technische | technischem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs technisch | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs technisch |
Where the eye mixes technische and technischem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: technische vs technischem
A purely visual mix-up. technische ([ˈtɛçnɪʃə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “technische” sits inside “technischem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41056, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
technische is recorded at frequency rank #1,991, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɛçnɪʃə]. 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 41056, this pair ranks #1,490,640 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of technische vs technischem
Shared letters: cehinst. Private to "technische": -. Private to "technischem": m.
"technische" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCV · "technischem" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- technische ← etchnische · tcehnische · tecchnische · techhnische · techinsche · technicshe · techniscche · technisceh
- technischem ← etchnischem · tcehnischem · tecchnischem · techhnischem · techinschem · technicshem · techniscchem · techniscehm
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "technische" and "technischem" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "technische" or "technischem" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "technische" 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 #1,490,640 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "technische" 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 #1,490,640 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.