Which to use
“Galaxie” is a noun and “Galaxis” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,996
- “Galaxie” frequency rank
- #33,059
- “Galaxis” frequency rank
- 50055
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Galaxie | Galaxis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | große Ansammlung von Sternen | diejenige Galaxie, in der sich die Erde befindet; die Milchstraße |
Where the eye mixes Galaxie and Galaxis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Galaxie (CVCVCVV) and Galaxis (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Galaxie and Galaxis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Galaxie is [ɡalaˈksiː] while Galaxis is [ɡaˈlaksɪs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “Galaxie” becomes s in “Galaxis”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50055, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Galaxie is recorded at frequency rank #16,996, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡalaˈksiː]. Galaxis is at rank #33,059, tagged as aname, pronounced [ɡaˈlaksɪs].
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 50055, this pair ranks #1,188,317 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Galaxie vs Galaxis
Shared letters: agilx. Private to "Galaxie": e. Private to "Galaxis": s.
"Galaxie" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "Galaxis" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Galaxie" for "Galaxis" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Galaxie" or "Galaxis" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Galaxie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Galaxis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,188,317 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Galaxie" and "Galaxis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Galaxien vs Galaxis". 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 #1,188,317 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.