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“griechischer” and “griechisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,604
- “griechischer” frequency rank
- #41,866
- “griechisches” frequency rank
- 59470
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | griechischer | griechisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs griechisch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs griechisch |
Where the eye mixes griechischer and griechisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. griechischer and griechisches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: griechischer vs griechisches
A purely visual mix-up. griechischer ([ˈɡʁiːçɪʃɐ]) and griechisches ([ˈɡʁiːçɪʃəs]) 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 “griechischer” becomes s in “griechisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59470, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
griechischer is recorded at frequency rank #17,604, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʁiːçɪʃɐ]. griechisches is at rank #41,866, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʁiːçɪʃəs].
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 59470, this pair ranks #823,364 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of griechischer vs griechisches
Shared letters: ceghirs. Private to "griechischer": -. Private to "griechisches": -.
"griechischer" · 12 letters · shape CCVVCCVCCCVC · "griechisches" · 12 letters · shape CCVVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- griechischer ← ggriechischer · girechischer · greichischer · gricehischer · griecchischer · griechhischer · griechicsher · griechisccher
- griechisches ← ggriechisches · girechisches · greichisches · gricehisches · griecchisches · griechhisches · griechicshes · griechiscches
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "griechischer" and "griechisches" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "griechischer" vs "griechisches" - which ranks higher?
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 "griechischer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "griechisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #823,364 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "griechischer" and "griechisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "griechisch vs griechisches". 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 #823,364 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.