Which to use
“tierisch” and “tierischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,091
- “tierisch” frequency rank
- #16,565
- “tierischen” frequency rank
- 34656
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tierisch | tierischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in der Art und Weise eines Tieres, sich auf ein Tier beziehend, zu einem Tier gehörig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum und Neutrum, |
Where the eye mixes tierisch and tierischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. tierisch runs 8 letters (CVVCVCCC) against tierischen's 10 (CVVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tierisch vs tierischen
A purely visual mix-up. tierisch ([ˈtiːʁɪʃ]) and tierischen ([ˈtiːʁɪʃən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “tierisch” sits inside “tierischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34656, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tierisch is recorded at frequency rank #18,091, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtiːʁɪʃ]. tierischen is at rank #16,565, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtiːʁɪʃən].
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 34656, this pair ranks #1,658,288 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tierisch vs tierischen
Shared letters: cehirst. Private to "tierisch": -. Private to "tierischen": n.
"tierisch" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCC · "tierischen" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tierisch ← iterisch · teirisch · tieirsch · tiericsh · tieriscch · tierischh · tierishc · tierissch
- tierischen ← iterischen · teirischen · tieirschen · tiericshen · tieriscchen · tieriscehn · tierischenn · tierischhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tierisch" and "tierischen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "tierisch" or "tierischen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tierisch" and "tierischen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tierisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tierischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,658,288 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tierisch" and "tierischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tibetischen 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 #1,658,288 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.