Which to use
“chinesischer” and “chinesisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,951
- “chinesischer” frequency rank
- #25,494
- “chinesisches” frequency rank
- 42445
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chinesischer | chinesisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs chinesisch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs chinesisch |
Where the eye mixes chinesischer and chinesisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. chinesischer and chinesisches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between chinesischer and chinesisches
A purely visual mix-up. chinesischer ([çiˈneːzɪʃɐ]) and chinesisches ([çiˈneːzɪʃəs]) 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 “chinesischer” becomes s in “chinesisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chinesischer is recorded at frequency rank #16,951, classified as anadj, pronounced [çiˈneːzɪʃɐ]. chinesisches is at rank #25,494, tagged as anadj, pronounced [çiˈneːzɪʃəs].
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 42445, this pair ranks #1,449,052 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chinesischer vs chinesisches
Shared letters: cehins. Private to "chinesischer": r. Private to "chinesisches": -.
"chinesischer" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVCVCCCVC · "chinesisches" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- chinesischer ← cchinesischer · chhinesischer · chiensischer · chineisscher · chinesicsher · chinesisccher · chinesiscehr · chinesischerr
- chinesisches ← cchinesisches · chhinesisches · chiensisches · chineissches · chinesicshes · chinesiscches · chinesiscehs · chinesischess
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chinesischer" for "chinesisches" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "chinesischer" or "chinesisches" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "chinesischer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chinesisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,449,052 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chinesischer" and "chinesisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Chinesisch vs chinesisches". 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 #1,449,052 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.