Which to use
“grafische” and “graphische” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,370
- “grafische” frequency rank
- #34,138
- “graphische” frequency rank
- 58508
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grafische | graphische |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs grafisch | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs graphisch |
Same sound, different letters: grafische vs graphische
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. grafische runs 9 letters (CCVCVCCCV) against graphische's 10 (CCVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: grafische vs graphische
This is the hard kind. grafische and graphische are pronounced identically ([ˈɡʁaːfɪʃə]) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58508, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grafische is recorded at frequency rank #24,370, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʁaːfɪʃə]. graphische is at rank #34,138, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʁaːfɪʃə].
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 58508, this pair ranks #860,073 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grafische vs graphische
Shared letters: aceghirs. Private to "grafische": f. Private to "graphische": p.
"grafische" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCCV · "graphische" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- grafische ← garfische · ggrafische · graffische · graficshe · grafiscche · grafisceh · grafischhe · grafishce
- graphische ← garphische · ggraphische · grahpische · graphhische · graphicshe · graphiscche · graphisceh · graphischhe
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grafische" and "graphische" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "grafische" or "graphische"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "grafische" / "graphische". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "grafische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "graphische" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #860,073 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grafische" and "graphische" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "graphische vs graphischen". 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 #860,073 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.