Which to use
“typische” and “typisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,075
- “typische” frequency rank
- #12,810
- “typisches” frequency rank
- 16885
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | typische | typisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs typisch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs typisch |
Where the eye mixes typische and typisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. typische runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against typisches'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 typisches
A purely visual mix-up. typische ([ˈtyːpɪʃə]) and typisches ([ˈtyːpɪʃəs]) 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 “typisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16885, 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]. typisches is at rank #12,810, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtyːpɪʃəs].
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 16885, this pair ranks #1,932,193 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of typische vs typisches
Shared letters: cehipsty. Private to "typische": -. Private to "typisches": -.
"typische" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "typisches" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "typische" for "typisches" ever safe?
Frequency check: "typische" vs "typisches" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "typische" and "typisches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "typische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "typisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,932,193 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "typische" and "typisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tisches vs typisches". 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 #1,932,193 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.