Which to use
“vegetarisch” and “vegetarischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,432
- “vegetarisch” frequency rank
- #39,686
- “vegetarischen” frequency rank
- 59118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vegetarisch | vegetarischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ohne Fleisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vegetarisch |
Where the eye mixes vegetarisch and vegetarischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. vegetarisch runs 11 letters (CVCVCVCVCCC) against vegetarischen's 13 (CVCVCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vegetarisch vs vegetarischen
A purely visual mix-up. vegetarisch ([veɡeˈtaːʁɪʃ]) and vegetarischen ([veɡeˈtaːʁɪʃn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “vegetarisch” sits inside “vegetarischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vegetarisch is recorded at frequency rank #19,432, classified as anadj, pronounced [veɡeˈtaːʁɪʃ]. vegetarischen is at rank #39,686, tagged as anadj, pronounced [veɡeˈtaːʁɪʃn̩].
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 59118, this pair ranks #836,616 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vegetarisch vs vegetarischen
Shared letters: aceghirstv. Private to "vegetarisch": -. Private to "vegetarischen": n.
"vegetarisch" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCCC · "vegetarischen" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vegetarisch ← evgetarisch · veegtarisch · vegeatrisch · vegetairsch · vegetaricsh · vegetariscch · vegetarischh · vegetarishc
- vegetarischen ← evgetarischen · veegtarischen · vegeatrischen · vegetairschen · vegetaricshen · vegetariscchen · vegetariscehn · vegetarischenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vegetarisch" for "vegetarischen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "vegetarisch" or "vegetarischen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vegetarisch" and "vegetarischen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vegetarisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vegetarischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #836,616 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vegetarisch" and "vegetarischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vegetarischen vs vegetarisches". 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 #836,616 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.