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

#6,783
“elektronische” frequency rank
#18,867
“elektronischer” frequency rank
25650
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature elektronische elektronischer
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elektronisch Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elektronisch

Where the eye mixes elektronische and elektronischer

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

13 ch
elektronische
14 ch
elektronischer

Visual trap between elektronische and elektronischer

A purely visual mix-up. elektronische ([elɛkˈtʁoːnɪʃə]) and elektronischer ([elɛkˈtʁoːnɪʃɐ]) 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) - “elektronische” sits inside “elektronischer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25650, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

elektronische is recorded at frequency rank #6,783, classified as anadj, pronounced [elɛkˈtʁoːnɪʃə]. elektronischer is at rank #18,867, tagged as anadj, pronounced [elɛkˈtʁoːnɪʃɐ].

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 25650, this pair ranks #1,830,071 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of elektronische vs elektronischer

Shared letters: cehiklnorst. Private to "elektronische": -. Private to "elektronischer": -.

"elektronische" · 13 letters · shape VCVCCCVCVCCCV  ·  "elektronischer" · 14 letters · shape VCVCCCVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • elektronischeeelktronische · elekktronische · elekrtonische · elektornische · elektrnoische · elektroinsche · elektronicshe · elektroniscche
  • elektronischereelktronischer · elekktronischer · elekrtonischer · elektornischer · elektrnoischer · elektroinscher · elektronicsher · elektronisccher

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "elektronische" for "elektronischer" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([elɛkˈtʁoːnɪʃə] versus [elɛkˈtʁoːnɪʃɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "elektronische" or "elektronischer"?
"elektronische" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,783 in our German list, against #18,867 for "elektronischer". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "elektronische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "elektronischer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,830,071 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "elektronische" and "elektronischer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "elektronischer vs elektronisches". 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 #1,830,071 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