Which to use
“amerikanische” and “amerikanisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,481
- “amerikanische” frequency rank
- #19,119
- “amerikanisches” frequency rank
- 21600
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amerikanische | amerikanisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs amerikanisch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs amerikanisch |
Where the eye mixes amerikanische and amerikanisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. amerikanische runs 13 letters (VCVCVCVCVCCCV) against amerikanisches's 14 (VCVCVCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses amerikanische with amerikanisches
A purely visual mix-up. amerikanische ([ameʁiˈkaːnɪʃə]) and amerikanisches ([ameʁiˈkaːnɪʃəs]) 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 “amerikanisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21600, 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]. amerikanisches is at rank #19,119, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ameʁiˈkaːnɪʃəs].
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 21600, this pair ranks #1,884,339 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of amerikanische vs amerikanisches
Shared letters: acehikmnrs. Private to "amerikanische": -. Private to "amerikanisches": -.
"amerikanische" · 13 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVCCCV · "amerikanisches" · 14 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- amerikanische ← aemrikanische · ameirkanische · ameriaknische · amerikainsche · amerikanicshe · amerikaniscche · amerikanisceh · amerikanischhe
- amerikanisches ← aemrikanisches · ameirkanisches · ameriaknisches · amerikainsches · amerikanicshes · amerikaniscches · amerikaniscehs · amerikanischess
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "amerikanische" for "amerikanisches" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "amerikanische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amerikanisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,884,339 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amerikanische" and "amerikanisches" 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 #1,884,339 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.