Which to use
“Irische” is a noun and “irischer” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,292
- “Irische” frequency rank
- #38,830
- “irischer” frequency rank
- 57122
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Irische | irischer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular des Substantivs Irisch | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs irisch |
Where the eye mixes Irische and irischer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Irische runs 7 letters (VCVCCCV) against irischer's 8 (VCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Irische vs irischer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Irische is [ˈiːʁɪʃə] while irischer is [ˈiːʁɪʃɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Irische” sits inside “irischer”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57122, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Irische is recorded at frequency rank #18,292, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈiːʁɪʃə]. irischer is at rank #38,830, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈiːʁɪʃɐ].
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 57122, this pair ranks #913,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Irische vs irischer
Shared letters: cehirs. Private to "Irische": -. Private to "irischer": -.
"Irische" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCCV · "irischer" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Irische" for "irischer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Irische" vs "irischer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Irische" and "irischer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Irische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "irischer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #913,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Irische" and "irischer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "irisch vs irischer". 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 #913,611 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.