Which to use
“technischen” and “technischer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,864
- “technischen” frequency rank
- #6,239
- “technischer” frequency rank
- 8103
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | technischen | technischer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs technisch | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs technisch |
Where the eye mixes technischen and technischer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between technischen and technischer
A purely visual mix-up. technischen ([ˈtɛçnɪʃn̩]) 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 - n in “technischen” becomes r in “technischer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8103, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
technischen is recorded at frequency rank #1,864, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɛçnɪʃn̩]. 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 8103, this pair ranks #1,985,622 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of technischen vs technischer
Shared letters: cehinst. Private to "technischen": -. Private to "technischer": r.
"technischen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVC · "technischer" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- technischen ← etchnischen · tcehnischen · tecchnischen · techhnischen · techinschen · technicshen · techniscchen · techniscehn
- technischer ← etchnischer · tcehnischer · tecchnischer · techhnischer · techinscher · technicsher · technisccher · techniscehr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "technischen" and "technischer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "technischen" or "technischer" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "technischen" and "technischer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "technischen" 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 #1,985,622 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "technischen" and "technischer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "technischem vs technischer". 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 #1,985,622 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.