Which to use
“biologische” and “biologischer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,339
- “biologische” frequency rank
- #25,925
- “biologischer” frequency rank
- 35264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | biologische | biologischer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs biologisch | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs biologisch |
Where the eye mixes biologische and biologischer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. biologische runs 11 letters (CVVCVCVCCCV) against biologischer's 12 (CVVCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between biologische and biologischer
A purely visual mix-up. biologische ([bioˈloːɡɪʃə]) and biologischer ([bioˈloːɡɪʃɐ]) 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) - “biologische” sits inside “biologischer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35264, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
biologische is recorded at frequency rank #9,339, classified as anadj, pronounced [bioˈloːɡɪʃə]. biologischer is at rank #25,925, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bioˈloːɡɪʃɐ].
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 35264, this pair ranks #1,644,052 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of biologische vs biologischer
Shared letters: bceghilos. Private to "biologische": -. Private to "biologischer": r.
"biologische" · 11 letters · shape CVVCVCVCCCV · "biologischer" · 12 letters · shape CVVCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- biologische ← bbiologische · biloogische · biolgoische · biollogische · biologgische · biologicshe · biologiscche · biologisceh
- biologischer ← bbiologischer · biloogischer · biolgoischer · biollogischer · biologgischer · biologicsher · biologisccher · biologiscehr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "biologische" for "biologischer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "biologische" vs "biologischer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "biologische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "biologischer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,644,052 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "biologische" and "biologischer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "biologischer vs biologisches". 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 #1,644,052 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.