Which to use
“indischer” and “indisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,918
- “indischer” frequency rank
- #41,252
- “indisches” frequency rank
- 68170
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indischer | indisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs indisch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs indisch |
Where the eye mixes indischer and indisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between indischer and indisches
A purely visual mix-up. indischer ([ˈɪndɪʃɐ]) 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 a single letter - r in “indischer” becomes s in “indisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68170, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indischer is recorded at frequency rank #26,918, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɪndɪʃɐ]. 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 68170, this pair ranks #516,479 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indischer vs indisches
Shared letters: cdehins. Private to "indischer": r. Private to "indisches": -.
"indischer" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC · "indisches" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "indischer" and "indisches" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "indischer" or "indisches" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "indischer" 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 #516,479 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indischer" 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 #516,479 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.