Which to use
“amerikanischem” and “amerikanisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,508
- “amerikanischem” frequency rank
- #19,119
- “amerikanisches” frequency rank
- 53627
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amerikanischem | amerikanisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs amerikanisch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs amerikanisch |
Where the eye mixes amerikanischem and amerikanisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. amerikanischem and amerikanisches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between amerikanischem and amerikanisches
A purely visual mix-up. amerikanischem ([ameʁiˈkaːnɪʃm̩]) 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 a single letter - m in “amerikanischem” becomes s in “amerikanisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53627, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amerikanischem is recorded at frequency rank #34,508, classified as anadj, pronounced [ameʁiˈkaːnɪʃm̩]. 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 53627, this pair ranks #1,050,661 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of amerikanischem vs amerikanisches
Shared letters: acehikmnrs. Private to "amerikanischem": -. Private to "amerikanisches": -.
"amerikanischem" · 14 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVCCCVC · "amerikanisches" · 14 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- amerikanischem ← aemrikanischem · ameirkanischem · ameriaknischem · amerikainschem · amerikanicshem · amerikaniscchem · amerikaniscehm · amerikanischemm
- amerikanisches ← aemrikanisches · ameirkanisches · ameriaknisches · amerikainsches · amerikanicshes · amerikaniscches · amerikaniscehs · amerikanischess
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "amerikanischem" and "amerikanisches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "amerikanischem" or "amerikanisches" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "amerikanischem" 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 #1,050,661 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amerikanischem" and "amerikanisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amerikanisch vs amerikanischem". 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 #1,050,661 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.