Which to use
“typische” and “typischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,075
- “typische” frequency rank
- #4,835
- “typischen” frequency rank
- 8910
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | typische | typischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs typisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs typisch |
Where the eye mixes typische and typischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. typische runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against typischen's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses typische with typischen
A purely visual mix-up. typische ([ˈtyːpɪʃə]) and typischen ([ˈtyːpɪʃn̩]) 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) - “typische” sits inside “typischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8910, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
typische is recorded at frequency rank #4,075, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtyːpɪʃə]. typischen is at rank #4,835, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtyːpɪʃn̩].
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 8910, this pair ranks #1,982,268 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of typische vs typischen
Shared letters: cehipsty. Private to "typische": -. Private to "typischen": n.
"typische" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "typischen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "typische" and "typischen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "typische" vs "typischen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "typische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "typischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,982,268 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "typische" and "typischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "toxischen vs typischen". 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 #1,982,268 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.