Which to use
“historische” and “hysterische” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,503
- “historische” frequency rank
- #39,431
- “hysterische” frequency rank
- 41934
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | historische | hysterische |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs historisch | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hysterisch |
Where the eye mixes historische and hysterische
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. historische and hysterische follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: historische vs hysterische
A purely visual mix-up. historische ([hɪsˈtoːʁɪʃə]) and hysterische ([hʏsˈteːʁɪʃə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41934, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
historische is recorded at frequency rank #2,503, classified as anadj, pronounced [hɪsˈtoːʁɪʃə]. hysterische is at rank #39,431, tagged as anadj, pronounced [hʏsˈteːʁɪʃə].
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 41934, this pair ranks #1,464,636 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of historische vs hysterische
Shared letters: cehirst. Private to "historische": o. Private to "hysterische": y.
"historische" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCCV · "hysterische" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- historische ← hhistorische · hisotrische · hisstorische · histoirsche · historicshe · historiscche · historisceh · historischhe
- hysterische ← hhysterische · hsyterische · hysetrische · hyssterische · hysteirsche · hystericshe · hysteriscche · hysterisceh
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "historische" and "hysterische" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "historische" or "hysterische" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "historische" and "hysterische" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "historische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hysterische" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,464,636 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "historische" and "hysterische" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hysterisch vs hysterische". 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 #1,464,636 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.