Which to use
“exotisch” and “exotische” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,578
- “exotisch” frequency rank
- #18,232
- “exotische” frequency rank
- 51810
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exotisch | exotische |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aus fernen Gebieten stammend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs exotisch |
Where the eye mixes exotisch and exotische
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. exotisch runs 8 letters (VCVCVCCC) against exotische's 9 (VCVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: exotisch vs exotische
A purely visual mix-up. exotisch ([ɛˈksoːtɪʃ]) and exotische ([ɛˈksoːtɪʃə]) 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) - “exotisch” sits inside “exotische”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51810, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exotisch is recorded at frequency rank #33,578, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛˈksoːtɪʃ]. exotische is at rank #18,232, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛˈksoːtɪʃə].
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 51810, this pair ranks #1,121,155 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exotisch vs exotische
Shared letters: cehiostx. Private to "exotisch": -. Private to "exotische": -.
"exotisch" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCC · "exotische" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "exotisch" and "exotische" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "exotisch" or "exotische"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "exotisch" and "exotische" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "exotisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exotische" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,121,155 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exotisch" and "exotische" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erotisch vs exotisch". 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 #1,121,155 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.