antisemitischvsantisemitischeWhat's the difference?

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“antisemitisch” and “antisemitische” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,426
“antisemitisch” frequency rank
#16,908
“antisemitische” frequency rank
48334
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature antisemitisch antisemitische
Definition den Juden gegenüber feindlich und ablehnend Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs antisemitisch

Where the eye mixes antisemitisch and antisemitische

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. antisemitisch runs 13 letters (VCCVCVCVCVCCC) against antisemitische's 14 (VCCVCVCVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

13 ch
antisemitisch
14 ch
antisemitische

Why the eye confuses antisemitisch with antisemitische

A purely visual mix-up. antisemitisch ([ˌantizeˈmiːtɪʃ]) and antisemitische ([ˌantizeˈmiːtɪʃə]) 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) - “antisemitisch” sits inside “antisemitische”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48334, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

antisemitisch is recorded at frequency rank #31,426, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌantizeˈmiːtɪʃ]. antisemitische is at rank #16,908, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌantizeˈmiːtɪʃə].

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 48334, this pair ranks #1,252,354 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of antisemitisch vs antisemitische

Shared letters: acehimnst. Private to "antisemitisch": -. Private to "antisemitische": -.

"antisemitisch" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVCCC  ·  "antisemitische" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • antisemitisch ← anitsemitisch · anntisemitisch · antiesmitisch · antiseimtisch · antisemiitsch · antisemiticsh · antisemitiscch · antisemitischh
  • antisemitische ← anitsemitische · anntisemitische · antiesmitische · antiseimtische · antisemiitsche · antisemiticshe · antisemitiscche · antisemitisceh

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "antisemitisch" and "antisemitische" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˌantizeˈmiːtɪʃ] versus [ˌantizeˈmiːtɪʃə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "antisemitisch" or "antisemitische" show up more?
"antisemitische" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,908 in our German list, against #31,426 for "antisemitisch". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "antisemitisch" and "antisemitische" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "antisemitisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "antisemitische" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,252,354 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "antisemitisch" and "antisemitische" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "antisemitisch vs antisemitischer". 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 #1,252,354 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list