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“biologischer” and “biologisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,925
- “biologischer” frequency rank
- #47,270
- “biologisches” frequency rank
- 73195
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | biologischer | biologisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs biologisch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs biologisch |
Where the eye mixes biologischer and biologisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. biologischer and biologisches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: biologischer vs biologisches
A purely visual mix-up. biologischer ([bioˈloːɡɪʃɐ]) and biologisches ([bioˈloːɡɪʃəs]) 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 “biologischer” becomes s in “biologisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
biologischer is recorded at frequency rank #25,925, classified as anadj, pronounced [bioˈloːɡɪʃɐ]. biologisches is at rank #47,270, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bioˈloːɡɪʃəs].
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 73195, this pair ranks #367,097 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of biologischer vs biologisches
Shared letters: bceghilos. Private to "biologischer": r. Private to "biologisches": -.
"biologischer" · 12 letters · shape CVVCVCVCCCVC · "biologisches" · 12 letters · shape CVVCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- biologischer ← bbiologischer · biloogischer · biolgoischer · biollogischer · biologgischer · biologicsher · biologisccher · biologiscehr
- biologisches ← bbiologisches · biloogisches · biolgoisches · biollogisches · biologgisches · biologicshes · biologiscches · biologiscehs
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "biologischer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "biologisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #367,097 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "biologischer" and "biologisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "biologisch 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 #367,097 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.