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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.
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
- technischem ← etchnischem · tcehnischem · tecchnischem · techhnischem · techinschem · technicshem · techniscchem · techniscehm
- technischer ← etchnischer · tcehnischer · tecchnischer · techhnischer · techinscher · technicsher · technisccher · techniscehr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "technischem" for "technischer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "technischem" vs "technischer" - which ranks higher?
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.