Which to use
“amerikanisch” and “amerikanischem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,463
- “amerikanisch” frequency rank
- #34,508
- “amerikanischem” frequency rank
- 52971
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amerikanisch | amerikanischem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | den Kontinent Amerika betreffend | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs amerikanisch |
Where the eye mixes amerikanisch and amerikanischem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. amerikanisch runs 12 letters (VCVCVCVCVCCC) against amerikanischem's 14 (VCVCVCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses amerikanisch with amerikanischem
A purely visual mix-up. amerikanisch ([ameʁiˈkaːnɪʃ]) and amerikanischem ([ameʁiˈkaːnɪʃm̩]) 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) - “amerikanisch” sits inside “amerikanischem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52971, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amerikanisch is recorded at frequency rank #18,463, classified as anadj, pronounced [ameʁiˈkaːnɪʃ]. amerikanischem is at rank #34,508, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ameʁiˈkaːnɪʃm̩].
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 52971, this pair ranks #1,076,073 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of amerikanisch vs amerikanischem
Shared letters: acehikmnrs. Private to "amerikanisch": -. Private to "amerikanischem": -.
"amerikanisch" · 12 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVCCC · "amerikanischem" · 14 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- amerikanisch ← aemrikanisch · ameirkanisch · ameriaknisch · amerikainsch · amerikanicsh · amerikaniscch · amerikanischh · amerikanishc
- amerikanischem ← aemrikanischem · ameirkanischem · ameriaknischem · amerikainschem · amerikanicshem · amerikaniscchem · amerikaniscehm · amerikanischemm
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "amerikanisch" and "amerikanischem" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "amerikanisch" vs "amerikanischem" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "amerikanisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amerikanischem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,076,073 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amerikanisch" and "amerikanischem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amerikanischem vs amerikanisches". 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 #1,076,073 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.