Which to use
“zehnjährige” and “zehnjährigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,592
- “zehnjährige” frequency rank
- #31,387
- “zehnjährigen” frequency rank
- 72979
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | zehnjährige | zehnjährigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zehnjährig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zehnjährig |
Where the eye mixes zehnjährige and zehnjährigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. zehnjährige runs 11 letters (CVCCCVCCVCV) against zehnjährigen's 12 (CVCCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between zehnjährige and zehnjährigen
A purely visual mix-up. zehnjährige ([ˈt͡seːnˌjɛːʁɪɡə]) and zehnjährigen ([ˈt͡seːnˌjɛːʁɪɡn̩]) 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) - “zehnjährige” sits inside “zehnjährigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72979, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
zehnjährige is recorded at frequency rank #41,592, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈt͡seːnˌjɛːʁɪɡə]. zehnjährigen is at rank #31,387, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈt͡seːnˌjɛːʁɪɡn̩].
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 72979, this pair ranks #373,129 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of zehnjährige vs zehnjährigen
Shared letters: eghijnrzä. Private to "zehnjährige": -. Private to "zehnjährigen": -.
"zehnjährige" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCV · "zehnjährigen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "zehnjährige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "zehnjährigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #373,129 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
Confusion rank #373,129 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.