Which to use
“amerikanische” and “amerikanischer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,481
- “amerikanische” frequency rank
- #8,326
- “amerikanischer” frequency rank
- 10807
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amerikanische | amerikanischer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs amerikanisch | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs amerikanisch |
Where the eye mixes amerikanische and amerikanischer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. amerikanische runs 13 letters (VCVCVCVCVCCCV) against amerikanischer's 14 (VCVCVCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between amerikanische and amerikanischer
A purely visual mix-up. amerikanische ([ameʁiˈkaːnɪʃə]) and amerikanischer ([ameʁiˈkaːnɪʃɐ]) 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) - “amerikanische” sits inside “amerikanischer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10807, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amerikanische is recorded at frequency rank #2,481, classified as anadj, pronounced [ameʁiˈkaːnɪʃə]. amerikanischer is at rank #8,326, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ameʁiˈkaːnɪʃɐ].
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 10807, this pair ranks #1,973,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of amerikanische vs amerikanischer
Shared letters: acehikmnrs. Private to "amerikanische": -. Private to "amerikanischer": -.
"amerikanische" · 13 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVCCCV · "amerikanischer" · 14 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- amerikanische ← aemrikanische · ameirkanische · ameriaknische · amerikainsche · amerikanicshe · amerikaniscche · amerikanisceh · amerikanischhe
- amerikanischer ← aemrikanischer · ameirkanischer · ameriaknischer · amerikainscher · amerikanicsher · amerikanisccher · amerikaniscehr · amerikanischerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "amerikanische" for "amerikanischer" ever safe?
Which is more common, "amerikanische" or "amerikanischer"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "amerikanische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amerikanischer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,973,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amerikanische" and "amerikanischer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amerikanischem vs amerikanischer". 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 #1,973,215 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.