Which to use
“fantastisch” and “fantastische” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,051
- “fantastisch” frequency rank
- #11,865
- “fantastische” frequency rank
- 19916
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fantastisch | fantastische |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von der Fantasie erzeugt (oder so scheinen) | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fantastisch |
Where the eye mixes fantastisch and fantastische
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. fantastisch runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVCCC) against fantastische's 12 (CVCCVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fantastisch and fantastische
A purely visual mix-up. fantastisch ([fanˈtastɪʃ]) and fantastische ([fanˈtastɪʃə]) 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) - “fantastisch” sits inside “fantastische”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19916, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fantastisch is recorded at frequency rank #8,051, classified as anadj, pronounced [fanˈtastɪʃ]. fantastische is at rank #11,865, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fanˈtastɪʃə].
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 19916, this pair ranks #1,903,265 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fantastisch vs fantastische
Shared letters: acfhinst. Private to "fantastisch": -. Private to "fantastische": e.
"fantastisch" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCC · "fantastische" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fantastisch ← afntastisch · fanatstisch · fanntastisch · fantasitsch · fantasstisch · fantasticsh · fantastiscch · fantastischh
- fantastische ← afntastische · fanatstische · fanntastische · fantasitsche · fantasstische · fantasticshe · fantastiscche · fantastisceh
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fantastisch" for "fantastische" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fantastisch" vs "fantastische" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fantastisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fantastische" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,903,265 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fantastisch" and "fantastische" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fantastische vs fantastischer". 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 #1,903,265 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.