indischevsindischesConfusable pair

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.

8 ch
indische
9 ch
indisches

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

  • indischeidnische · inddische · indicshe · indiscche · indisceh · indischhe · indishce · indissche
  • indischesidnisches · inddisches · indicshes · indiscches · indiscehs · indischess · indischhes · indischse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "indische" and "indisches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈɪndɪʃə] versus [ˈɪndɪʃəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "indische" vs "indisches" - which ranks higher?
"indische" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,305 in our German list, against #41,252 for "indisches". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list