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“ideologische” and “ideologischer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#17,330
“ideologische” frequency rank
#39,435
“ideologischer” frequency rank
56765
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ideologische ideologischer
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ideologisch Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ideologisch

Where the eye mixes ideologische and ideologischer

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. ideologische runs 12 letters (VCVVCVCVCCCV) against ideologischer's 13 (VCVVCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
ideologische
13 ch
ideologischer

Look-alike desk: ideologische vs ideologischer

A purely visual mix-up. ideologische ([ideoˈloːɡɪʃə]) and ideologischer ([ideoˈloːɡɪʃɐ]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “ideologische” sits inside “ideologischer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56765, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ideologische is recorded at frequency rank #17,330, classified as anadj, pronounced [ideoˈloːɡɪʃə]. ideologischer is at rank #39,435, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ideoˈloːɡɪʃɐ].

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 56765, this pair ranks #927,486 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ideologische vs ideologischer

Shared letters: cdeghilos. Private to "ideologische": -. Private to "ideologischer": r.

"ideologische" · 12 letters · shape VCVVCVCVCCCV  ·  "ideologischer" · 13 letters · shape VCVVCVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ideologische ← dieologische · iddeologische · ideloogische · ideolgoische · ideollogische · ideologgische · ideologicshe · ideologiscche
  • ideologischer ← dieologischer · iddeologischer · ideloogischer · ideolgoischer · ideollogischer · ideologgischer · ideologicsher · ideologisccher

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ideologische" and "ideologischer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ideoˈloːɡɪʃə] versus [ideoˈloːɡɪʃɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "ideologische" or "ideologischer"?
"ideologische" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,330 in our German list, against #39,435 for "ideologischer". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "ideologische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ideologischer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #927,486 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ideologische" and "ideologischer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ideologisch vs ideologischer". 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 #927,486 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list