Which to use
“Englisch” and “Englische” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,107
- “Englisch” frequency rank
- #3,309
- “Englische” frequency rank
- 4416
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Englisch | Englische |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aus England stammende westgermanische Sprache mit nordischen Einflüssen, deren Wortschatz zum großen Teil aus dem Altfranzösischen und Lateinischen entlehnt wurde | Nominativ Singular des Substantivs Englisch |
Where the eye mixes Englisch and Englische
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Englisch runs 8 letters (VCCCVCCC) against Englische's 9 (VCCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Englisch vs Englische
A purely visual mix-up. Englisch ([ˈɛŋlɪʃ]) and Englische ([ˈɛŋlɪʃə]) 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) - “Englisch” sits inside “Englische”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4416, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Englisch is recorded at frequency rank #1,107, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɛŋlɪʃ]. Englische is at rank #3,309, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɛŋlɪʃə].
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 4416, this pair ranks #1,997,778 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Englisch vs Englische
Shared letters: ceghilns. Private to "Englisch": -. Private to "Englische": -.
"Englisch" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCC · "Englische" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Englisch" and "Englische" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Englisch" or "Englische"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Englisch" and "Englische" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Englisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Englische" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,997,778 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Englisch" and "Englische" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Englische vs englischem". 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 #1,997,778 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.