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

#20,468
“württembergische” frequency rank
#12,419
“württembergischen” frequency rank
32887
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature württembergische württembergischen
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs württembergisch Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs württembergisch

Where the eye mixes württembergische and württembergischen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 16 letters in sequence. württembergische runs 16 letters (CVCCCVCCVCCVCCCV) against württembergischen's 17 (CVCCCVCCVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

16 ch
württembergische
17 ch
württembergischen

Visual trap between württembergische and württembergischen

A purely visual mix-up. württembergische ([ˈvʏʁtəmˌbɛʁɡɪʃə]) and württembergischen ([ˈvʏʁtəmˌbɛʁɡɪʃn̩]) 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) - “württembergische” sits inside “württembergischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

württembergische is recorded at frequency rank #20,468, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvʏʁtəmˌbɛʁɡɪʃə]. württembergischen is at rank #12,419, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvʏʁtəmˌbɛʁɡɪʃn̩].

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 32887, this pair ranks #1,697,898 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of württembergische vs württembergischen

Shared letters: bceghimrstwü. Private to "württembergische": -. Private to "württembergischen": n.

"württembergische" · 16 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCCVCCCV  ·  "württembergischen" · 17 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCCVCCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "württembergische" and "württembergischen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈvʏʁtəmˌbɛʁɡɪʃə] versus [ˈvʏʁtəmˌbɛʁɡɪʃn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "württembergische" vs "württembergischen" - which ranks higher?
"württembergischen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,419 in our German list, against #20,468 for "württembergische". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "württembergische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "württembergischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,697,898 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics

Confusion rank #1,697,898 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