Which to use
“harmonisch” and “harmonisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,930
- “harmonisch” frequency rank
- #49,766
- “harmonisches” frequency rank
- 67696
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | harmonisch | harmonisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in Bezug auf Töne, Farben, Gerüche, Geschmack gut zueinander passend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs harmonisch |
Where the eye mixes harmonisch and harmonisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses harmonisch with harmonisches
A purely visual mix-up. harmonisch ([haʁˈmoːnɪʃ]) and harmonisches ([haʁˈmoːnɪʃəs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “harmonisch” sits inside “harmonisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67696, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
harmonisch is recorded at frequency rank #17,930, classified as anadj, pronounced [haʁˈmoːnɪʃ]. harmonisches is at rank #49,766, tagged as anadj, pronounced [haʁˈmoːnɪʃəs].
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 67696, this pair ranks #531,700 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of harmonisch vs harmonisches
Shared letters: achimnors. Private to "harmonisch": -. Private to "harmonisches": e.
"harmonisch" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCC · "harmonisches" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- harmonisch ← ahrmonisch · hamronisch · harmmonisch · harmnoisch · harmoinsch · harmonicsh · harmoniscch · harmonischh
- harmonisches ← ahrmonisches · hamronisches · harmmonisches · harmnoisches · harmoinsches · harmonicshes · harmoniscches · harmoniscehs
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "harmonisch" and "harmonisches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "harmonisch" vs "harmonisches" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "harmonisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "harmonisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #531,700 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "harmonisch" and "harmonisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Harmonischen vs harmonisches". 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 #531,700 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.