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

#39,065
“technischem” frequency rank
#6,239
“technischer” frequency rank
45304
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature technischem technischer
Definition Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs technisch Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs technisch

Where the eye mixes technischem and technischer

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

11 ch
technischem
11 ch
technischer

Look-alike desk: technischem vs technischer

A purely visual mix-up. technischem ([ˈtɛçnɪʃm̩]) and technischer ([ˈtɛçnɪʃɐ]) 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 a single letter - m in “technischem” becomes r in “technischer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45304, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

technischem is recorded at frequency rank #39,065, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɛçnɪʃm̩]. technischer is at rank #6,239, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɛçnɪʃɐ].

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 45304, this pair ranks #1,357,588 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of technischem vs technischer

Shared letters: cehinst. Private to "technischem": m. Private to "technischer": r.

"technischem" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVC  ·  "technischer" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • technischemetchnischem · tcehnischem · tecchnischem · techhnischem · techinschem · technicshem · techniscchem · techniscehm
  • technischeretchnischer · tcehnischer · tecchnischer · techhnischer · techinscher · technicsher · technisccher · techniscehr

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "technischem" for "technischer" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈtɛçnɪʃm̩] versus [ˈtɛçnɪʃɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "technischem" vs "technischer" - which ranks higher?
"technischer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,239 in our German list, against #39,065 for "technischem". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "technischem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "technischer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,357,588 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "technischem" and "technischer" 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 #1,357,588 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