Which to use
“technische” and “technischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,991
- “technische” frequency rank
- #1,864
- “technischen” frequency rank
- 3855
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | technische | technischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs technisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs technisch |
Where the eye mixes technische and technischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses technische with technischen
A purely visual mix-up. technische ([ˈtɛçnɪʃə]) and technischen ([ˈtɛçnɪʃn̩]) 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 “technischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3855, 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]. technischen is at rank #1,864, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɛçnɪʃn̩].
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 3855, this pair ranks #1,999,214 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of technische vs technischen
Shared letters: cehinst. Private to "technische": -. Private to "technischen": -.
"technische" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCV · "technischen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- technische ← etchnische · tcehnische · tecchnische · techhnische · techinsche · technicshe · techniscche · technisceh
- technischen ← etchnischen · tcehnischen · tecchnischen · techhnischen · techinschen · technicshen · techniscchen · techniscehn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "technische" for "technischen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "technische" vs "technischen" - which ranks higher?
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 "technische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "technischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,999,214 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "technische" and "technischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "technische vs technischem". 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 #1,999,214 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.