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

#47,955
“atmosphärisch” frequency rank
#38,589
“atmosphärische” frequency rank
86544
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature atmosphärisch atmosphärische
Definition auf die Gashülle eines Himmelskörpers (Atmosphäre) bezogen; in ihr befindlich Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs atmosphärisch

Where the eye mixes atmosphärisch and atmosphärische

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

13 ch
atmosphärisch
14 ch
atmosphärische

Visual trap between atmosphärisch and atmosphärische

A purely visual mix-up. atmosphärisch ([atmoˈsfɛːʁɪʃ]) and atmosphärische ([atmoˈsfɛːʁɪʃə]) 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) - “atmosphärisch” sits inside “atmosphärische”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86544, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

atmosphärisch is recorded at frequency rank #47,955, classified as anadj, pronounced [atmoˈsfɛːʁɪʃ]. atmosphärische is at rank #38,589, tagged as anadj, pronounced [atmoˈsfɛːʁɪʃə].

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 86544, this pair ranks #92,294 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of atmosphärisch vs atmosphärische

Shared letters: achimoprstä. Private to "atmosphärisch": -. Private to "atmosphärische": e.

"atmosphärisch" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCVCCC  ·  "atmosphärische" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCVCCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "atmosphärisch" and "atmosphärische" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([atmoˈsfɛːʁɪʃ] versus [atmoˈsfɛːʁɪʃə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "atmosphärisch" or "atmosphärische"?
"atmosphärische" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,589 in our German list, against #47,955 for "atmosphärisch". 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 "atmosphärisch" and "atmosphärische" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "atmosphärisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "atmosphärische" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #92,294 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "atmosphärisch" and "atmosphärische" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atmosphärisch vs atmosphärischen". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #92,294 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