Which to use
“terroristische” and “terroristischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,880
- “terroristische” frequency rank
- #22,921
- “terroristischen” frequency rank
- 51801
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | terroristische | terroristischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs terroristisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs terroristisch |
Where the eye mixes terroristische and terroristischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 14 letters in sequence. terroristische runs 14 letters (CVCCVCVCCVCCCV) against terroristischen's 15 (CVCCVCVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses terroristische with terroristischen
A purely visual mix-up. terroristische ([ˌtɛʁoˈʁɪstɪʃə]) and terroristischen ([ˌtɛʁoˈʁɪstɪʃn̩]) 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) - “terroristische” sits inside “terroristischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51801, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
terroristische is recorded at frequency rank #28,880, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌtɛʁoˈʁɪstɪʃə]. terroristischen is at rank #22,921, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌtɛʁoˈʁɪstɪʃn̩].
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 51801, this pair ranks #1,121,500 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of terroristische vs terroristischen
Shared letters: cehiorst. Private to "terroristische": -. Private to "terroristischen": n.
"terroristische" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVCCCV · "terroristischen" · 15 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- terroristische ← etrroristische · teroristische · terorristische · terroirstische · terrorisitsche · terrorisstische · terroristicshe · terroristiscche
- terroristischen ← etrroristischen · teroristischen · terorristischen · terroirstischen · terrorisitschen · terrorisstischen · terroristicshen · terroristiscchen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "terroristische" and "terroristischen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "terroristische" vs "terroristischen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "terroristische" and "terroristischen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "terroristische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "terroristischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,121,500 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #1,121,500 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.