Which to use
“amerikanischen” and “amerikanisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,912
- “amerikanischen” frequency rank
- #19,119
- “amerikanisches” frequency rank
- 21031
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amerikanischen | amerikanisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs amerikanisch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs amerikanisch |
Where the eye mixes amerikanischen and amerikanisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. amerikanischen and amerikanisches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses amerikanischen with amerikanisches
A purely visual mix-up. amerikanischen ([ameʁiˈkaːnɪʃn̩]) 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 - n in “amerikanischen” becomes s in “amerikanisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amerikanischen is recorded at frequency rank #1,912, classified as anadj, pronounced [ameʁiˈkaːnɪʃn̩]. 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 21031, this pair ranks #1,890,953 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of amerikanischen vs amerikanisches
Shared letters: acehikmnrs. Private to "amerikanischen": -. Private to "amerikanisches": -.
"amerikanischen" · 14 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVCCCVC · "amerikanisches" · 14 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- amerikanischen ← aemrikanischen · ameirkanischen · ameriaknischen · amerikainschen · amerikanicshen · amerikaniscchen · amerikaniscehn · amerikanischenn
- amerikanisches ← aemrikanisches · ameirkanisches · ameriaknisches · amerikainsches · amerikanicshes · amerikaniscches · amerikaniscehs · amerikanischess
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "amerikanischen" 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 #1,890,953 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amerikanischen" 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 #1,890,953 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.