Which to use
“technischen” and “technisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,864
- “technischen” frequency rank
- #13,960
- “technisches” frequency rank
- 15824
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | technischen | technisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs technisch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs technisch |
Where the eye mixes technischen and technisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses technischen with technisches
A purely visual mix-up. technischen ([ˈtɛçnɪʃn̩]) and technisches ([ˈtɛçnɪʃəs]) 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 s in “technisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15824, 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]. technisches is at rank #13,960, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɛçnɪʃəs].
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 15824, this pair ranks #1,940,861 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of technischen vs technisches
Shared letters: cehinst. Private to "technischen": -. Private to "technisches": -.
"technischen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVC · "technisches" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- technischen ← etchnischen · tcehnischen · tecchnischen · techhnischen · techinschen · technicshen · techniscchen · techniscehn
- technisches ← etchnisches · tcehnisches · tecchnisches · techhnisches · techinsches · technicshes · techniscches · techniscehs
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "technischen" and "technisches" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "technischen" or "technisches"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "technischen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "technisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,940,861 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "technischen" and "technisches" 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 #1,940,861 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.