Which to use
“thermische” and “thermischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,541
- “thermische” frequency rank
- #34,398
- “thermischen” frequency rank
- 58939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | thermische | thermischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs thermisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs thermisch |
Where the eye mixes thermische and thermischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. thermische runs 10 letters (CCVCCVCCCV) against thermischen's 11 (CCVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses thermische with thermischen
A purely visual mix-up. thermische ([ˈtɛʁmɪʃə]) and thermischen ([ˈtɛʁmɪʃn̩]) 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) - “thermische” sits inside “thermischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58939, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
thermische is recorded at frequency rank #24,541, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɛʁmɪʃə]. thermischen is at rank #34,398, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɛʁmɪʃn̩].
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 58939, this pair ranks #843,489 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of thermische vs thermischen
Shared letters: cehimrst. Private to "thermische": -. Private to "thermischen": n.
"thermische" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCCV · "thermischen" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- thermische ← htermische · tehrmische · themrische · therimsche · thermicshe · thermiscche · thermisceh · thermischhe
- thermischen ← htermischen · tehrmischen · themrischen · therimschen · thermicshen · thermiscchen · thermiscehn · thermischenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "thermische" for "thermischen" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "thermische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "thermischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #843,489 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "thermische" and "thermischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "thermischen vs tierischen". 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 #843,489 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.