Which to use
“englischer” and “englisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,531
- “englischer” frequency rank
- #24,323
- “englisches” frequency rank
- 33854
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | englischer | englisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs englisch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs englisch |
Where the eye mixes englischer and englisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. englischer and englisches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: englischer vs englisches
A purely visual mix-up. englischer ([ˈɛŋlɪʃɐ]) and englisches ([ˈɛŋlɪʃəs]) 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 “englischer” becomes s in “englisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33854, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
englischer is recorded at frequency rank #9,531, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɛŋlɪʃɐ]. englisches is at rank #24,323, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɛŋlɪʃəs].
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 33854, this pair ranks #1,676,575 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of englischer vs englisches
Shared letters: ceghilns. Private to "englischer": r. Private to "englisches": -.
"englischer" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCCVC · "englisches" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- englischer ← egnlischer · engglischer · engilscher · englicsher · englisccher · engliscehr · englischerr · englischher
- englisches ← egnlisches · engglisches · engilsches · englicshes · engliscches · engliscehs · englischess · englischhes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "englischer" and "englisches" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "englischer" or "englisches"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "englischer" and "englisches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "englischer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "englisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,676,575 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "englischer" and "englisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "englischem vs englisches". 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 #1,676,575 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.