Which to use
“indische” and “indisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,305
- “indische” frequency rank
- #41,252
- “indisches” frequency rank
- 51557
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indische | indisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs indisch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs indisch |
Where the eye mixes indische and indisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses indische with indisches
A purely visual mix-up. indische ([ˈɪndɪʃə]) and indisches ([ˈɪndɪʃəs]) 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) - “indische” sits inside “indisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51557, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indische is recorded at frequency rank #10,305, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɪndɪʃə]. indisches is at rank #41,252, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɪndɪʃəs].
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 51557, this pair ranks #1,130,894 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indische vs indisches
Shared letters: cdehins. Private to "indische": -. Private to "indisches": -.
"indische" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV · "indisches" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "indische" and "indisches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "indische" vs "indisches" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "indische" and "indisches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "indische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,130,894 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indische" and "indisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indisches vs irdische". 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 #1,130,894 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.