TischenvsTischesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#16,848
“Tischen” frequency rank
#34,403
“Tisches” frequency rank
51251
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Tischen Tisches
Definition Dativ Plural des Substantivs Tisch Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tisch

Where the eye mixes Tischen and Tisches

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Tischen and Tisches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
Tischen
7 ch
Tisches

Look-alike desk: Tischen vs Tisches

A purely visual mix-up. Tischen ([ˈtɪʃn̩]) and Tisches ([ˈtɪʃəs]) 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 “Tischen” becomes s in “Tisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51251, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Tischen is recorded at frequency rank #16,848, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɪʃn̩]. Tisches is at rank #34,403, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɪʃəs].

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 51251, this pair ranks #1,142,681 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Tischen vs Tisches

Shared letters: cehist. Private to "Tischen": n. Private to "Tisches": -.

"Tischen" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "Tisches" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Tischen ← itschen · ticshen · tiscchen · tiscehn · tischenn · tischhen · tischne · tishcen
  • Tisches ← itsches · ticshes · tiscches · tiscehs · tischess · tischhes · tischse · tishces

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Tischen" and "Tisches" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈtɪʃn̩] versus [ˈtɪʃəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Tischen" vs "Tisches" - which ranks higher?
"Tischen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,848 in our German list, against #34,403 for "Tisches". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Tischen" and "Tisches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Tischen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Tisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,142,681 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Tischen" and "Tisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tisches vs Tusche". 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 #1,142,681 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list