innenpolitischvsinnenpolitischeConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#44,708
“innenpolitisch” frequency rank
#35,251
“innenpolitische” frequency rank
79959
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature innenpolitisch innenpolitische
Definition die Innenpolitik betreffend Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs innenpolitisch

Where the eye mixes innenpolitisch and innenpolitische

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 14 letters in sequence. innenpolitisch runs 14 letters (VCCVCCVCVCVCCC) against innenpolitische's 15 (VCCVCCVCVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

14 ch
innenpolitisch
15 ch
innenpolitische

Visual trap between innenpolitisch and innenpolitische

A purely visual mix-up. innenpolitisch ([ˈɪnənpoˌliːtɪʃ]) and innenpolitische ([ˈɪnənpoˌliːtɪʃə]) 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) - “innenpolitisch” sits inside “innenpolitische”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79959, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

innenpolitisch is recorded at frequency rank #44,708, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɪnənpoˌliːtɪʃ]. innenpolitische is at rank #35,251, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɪnənpoˌliːtɪʃə].

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 79959, this pair ranks #205,493 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of innenpolitisch vs innenpolitische

Shared letters: cehilnopst. Private to "innenpolitisch": -. Private to "innenpolitische": -.

"innenpolitisch" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCVCCC  ·  "innenpolitische" · 15 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • innenpolitisch ← inennpolitisch · inenpolitisch · innennpolitisch · innenoplitisch · innenploitisch · innenpoiltisch · innenpoliitsch · innenpoliticsh
  • innenpolitische ← inennpolitische · inenpolitische · innennpolitische · innenoplitische · innenploitische · innenpoiltische · innenpoliitsche · innenpoliticshe

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "innenpolitisch" and "innenpolitische" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈɪnənpoˌliːtɪʃ] versus [ˈɪnənpoˌliːtɪʃə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "innenpolitisch" vs "innenpolitische" - which ranks higher?
"innenpolitische" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,251 in our German list, against #44,708 for "innenpolitisch". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "innenpolitisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "innenpolitische" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #205,493 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "innenpolitisch" and "innenpolitische" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "innenpolitisch vs innenpolitischen". 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 #205,493 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