Which to use
“akademische” and “akademisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,804
- “akademische” frequency rank
- #49,448
- “akademisches” frequency rank
- 61252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | akademische | akademisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs akademisch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs akademisch |
Where the eye mixes akademische and akademisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. akademische runs 11 letters (VCVCVCVCCCV) against akademisches's 12 (VCVCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses akademische with akademisches
A purely visual mix-up. akademische ([akaˈdeːmɪʃə]) and akademisches ([akaˈdeːmɪʃəs]) 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) - “akademische” sits inside “akademisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61252, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
akademische is recorded at frequency rank #11,804, classified as anadj, pronounced [akaˈdeːmɪʃə]. akademisches is at rank #49,448, tagged as anadj, pronounced [akaˈdeːmɪʃəs].
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 61252, this pair ranks #756,653 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of akademische vs akademisches
Shared letters: acdehikms. Private to "akademische": -. Private to "akademisches": -.
"akademische" · 11 letters · shape VCVCVCVCCCV · "akademisches" · 12 letters · shape VCVCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- akademische ← aakdemische · akaddemische · akadeimsche · akademicshe · akademiscche · akademisceh · akademischhe · akademishce
- akademisches ← aakdemisches · akaddemisches · akadeimsches · akademicshes · akademiscches · akademiscehs · akademischess · akademischhes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "akademische" for "akademisches" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "akademische" or "akademisches" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "akademische" and "akademisches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "akademische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "akademisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #756,653 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "akademische" and "akademisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "akademisch vs akademisches". 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 #756,653 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.