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“fantastischer” and “fantastisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,929
- “fantastischer” frequency rank
- #34,649
- “fantastisches” frequency rank
- 74578
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fantastischer | fantastisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs fantastisch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fantastisch |
Where the eye mixes fantastischer and fantastisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. fantastischer and fantastisches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: fantastischer vs fantastisches
A purely visual mix-up. fantastischer ([fanˈtastɪʃɐ]) and fantastisches ([fanˈtastɪʃəs]) 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 “fantastischer” becomes s in “fantastisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74578, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fantastischer is recorded at frequency rank #39,929, classified as anadj, pronounced [fanˈtastɪʃɐ]. fantastisches is at rank #34,649, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fanˈtastɪʃəs].
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 74578, this pair ranks #329,803 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fantastischer vs fantastisches
Shared letters: acefhinst. Private to "fantastischer": r. Private to "fantastisches": -.
"fantastischer" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCCVC · "fantastisches" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fantastischer ← afntastischer · fanatstischer · fanntastischer · fantasitscher · fantasstischer · fantasticsher · fantastisccher · fantastiscehr
- fantastisches ← afntastisches · fanatstisches · fanntastisches · fantasitsches · fantasstisches · fantasticshes · fantastiscches · fantastiscehs
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fantastischer" and "fantastisches" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "fantastischer" or "fantastisches" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fantastischer" and "fantastisches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fantastischer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fantastisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #329,803 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fantastischer" and "fantastisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fantastischen 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 #329,803 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.