Which to use
“amerikanischer” and “amerikanisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,326
- “amerikanischer” frequency rank
- #19,119
- “amerikanisches” frequency rank
- 27445
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amerikanischer | amerikanisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs amerikanisch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs amerikanisch |
Where the eye mixes amerikanischer and amerikanisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. amerikanischer and amerikanisches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: amerikanischer vs amerikanisches
A purely visual mix-up. amerikanischer ([ameʁiˈkaːnɪʃɐ]) 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 - r in “amerikanischer” becomes s in “amerikanisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amerikanischer is recorded at frequency rank #8,326, classified as anadj, pronounced [ameʁiˈkaːnɪʃɐ]. 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 27445, this pair ranks #1,801,677 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of amerikanischer vs amerikanisches
Shared letters: acehikmnrs. Private to "amerikanischer": -. Private to "amerikanisches": -.
"amerikanischer" · 14 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVCCCVC · "amerikanisches" · 14 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- amerikanischer ← aemrikanischer · ameirkanischer · ameriaknischer · amerikainscher · amerikanicsher · amerikanisccher · amerikaniscehr · amerikanischerr
- amerikanisches ← aemrikanisches · ameirkanisches · ameriaknisches · amerikainsches · amerikanicshes · amerikaniscches · amerikaniscehs · amerikanischess
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "amerikanischer" for "amerikanisches" ever safe?
Frequency check: "amerikanischer" vs "amerikanisches" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "amerikanischer" and "amerikanisches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "amerikanischer" 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 #1,801,677 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amerikanischer" 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 #1,801,677 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.