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Which to use

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

#41,500
“thailändische” frequency rank
#39,067
“thailändischen” frequency rank
80567
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature thailändische thailändischen
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs thailändisch Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs thailändisch

Where the eye mixes thailändische and thailändischen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence.

13 ch
thailändische
14 ch
thailändischen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. thailändische ([ˈtaɪ̯lɛndɪʃə]) and thailändischen ([ˈtaɪ̯lɛndɪʃn̩]) 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) - “thailändische” sits inside “thailändischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80567, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

thailändische is recorded at frequency rank #41,500, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtaɪ̯lɛndɪʃə]. thailändischen is at rank #39,067, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtaɪ̯lɛndɪʃn̩].

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 80567, this pair ranks #193,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of thailändische vs thailändischen

Shared letters: acdehilnstä. Private to "thailändische": -. Private to "thailändischen": -.

"thailändische" · 13 letters · shape CCVVCVCCVCCCV  ·  "thailändischen" · 14 letters · shape CCVVCVCCVCCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "thailändische" and "thailändischen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈtaɪ̯lɛndɪʃə] versus [ˈtaɪ̯lɛndɪʃn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "thailändische" or "thailändischen"?
"thailändischen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,067 in our German list, against #41,500 for "thailändische". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list