Which to use
“toxische” and “toxischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,304
- “toxische” frequency rank
- #42,868
- “toxischen” frequency rank
- 74172
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toxische | toxischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs toxisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs toxisch |
Where the eye mixes toxische and toxischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. toxische runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against toxischen's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses toxische with toxischen
A purely visual mix-up. toxische ([ˈtɔksɪʃə]) and toxischen ([ˈtɔksɪʃn̩]) 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) - “toxische” sits inside “toxischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
toxische is recorded at frequency rank #31,304, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɔksɪʃə]. toxischen is at rank #42,868, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɔksɪʃn̩].
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 74172, this pair ranks #340,521 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of toxische vs toxischen
Shared letters: cehiostx. Private to "toxische": -. Private to "toxischen": n.
"toxische" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "toxischen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "toxische" and "toxischen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "toxische" vs "toxischen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "toxische" and "toxischen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "toxische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toxischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #340,521 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toxische" and "toxischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "toxisch vs toxischen". 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 #340,521 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.