typischenvstypischesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#4,835
“typischen” frequency rank
#12,810
“typisches” frequency rank
17645
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature typischen typisches
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs typisch Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs typisch

Where the eye mixes typischen and typisches

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. typischen and typisches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
typischen
9 ch
typisches

Look-alike desk: typischen vs typisches

A purely visual mix-up. typischen ([ˈtyːpɪʃn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “typischen” becomes s in “typisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17645, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

typischen is recorded at frequency rank #4,835, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtyːpɪʃn̩]. 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 17645, this pair ranks #1,925,555 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of typischen vs typisches

Shared letters: cehipsty. Private to "typischen": n. Private to "typisches": -.

"typischen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC  ·  "typisches" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • typischen ← tpyischen · ttypischen · tyipschen · typicshen · typiscchen · typiscehn · typischenn · typischhen
  • typisches ← tpyisches · ttypisches · tyipsches · typicshes · typiscches · typiscehs · typischess · typischhes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "typischen" for "typisches" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈtyːpɪʃn̩] versus [ˈtyːpɪʃəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "typischen" or "typisches"?
"typischen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,835 in our German list, against #12,810 for "typisches". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "typischen" 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 #1,925,555 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "typischen" and "typisches" 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 #1,925,555 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