Which to use
“Chemie” and “Chemiker” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,179
- “Chemie” frequency rank
- #14,035
- “Chemiker” frequency rank
- 17214
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Chemie | Chemiker |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Naturwissenschaft, die sich mit der Zusammensetzung und den Eigenschaften der Stoffe sowie deren Veränderungen befasst | auf einer Hochschule ausgebildeter Fachmann auf dem Gebiet der Chemie |
Where the eye mixes Chemie and Chemiker
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Chemie runs 6 letters (CCVCVV) against Chemiker's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Chemie vs Chemiker
A purely visual mix-up. Chemie ([çeˈmiː]) and Chemiker ([ˈçeːmɪkɐ]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17214, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Chemie is recorded at frequency rank #3,179, classified as anoun, pronounced [çeˈmiː]. Chemiker is at rank #14,035, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈçeːmɪkɐ].
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 17214, this pair ranks #1,929,366 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Chemie vs Chemiker
Shared letters: cehim. Private to "Chemie": -. Private to "Chemiker": kr.
"Chemie" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "Chemiker" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Chemie" and "Chemiker" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Chemie" or "Chemiker" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Chemie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Chemiker" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,929,366 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Chemie" and "Chemiker" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Chemie vs crème". 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 #1,929,366 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.