Which to use
“trockene” and “trockenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,550
- “trockene” frequency rank
- #8,145
- “trockenen” frequency rank
- 19695
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trockene | trockenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs trocken | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs trocken |
Where the eye mixes trockene and trockenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. trockene runs 8 letters (CCVCCVCV) against trockenen's 9 (CCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses trockene with trockenen
A purely visual mix-up. trockene ([ˈtʁɔkənə]) and trockenen ([ˈtʁɔkənən]) 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) - “trockene” sits inside “trockenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19695, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trockene is recorded at frequency rank #11,550, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtʁɔkənə]. trockenen is at rank #8,145, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtʁɔkənən].
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 19695, this pair ranks #1,905,616 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of trockene vs trockenen
Shared letters: ceknort. Private to "trockene": -. Private to "trockenen": -.
"trockene" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV · "trockenen" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "trockene" and "trockenen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "trockene" or "trockenen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "trockene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trockenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,905,616 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trockene" and "trockenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trockene vs trockenem". 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 #1,905,616 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.