Which to use
“islamisch” and “islamischer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,721
- “islamisch” frequency rank
- #15,123
- “islamischer” frequency rank
- 43844
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | islamisch | islamischer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | den Islam betreffend, ihm zugehörig | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs islamisch |
Where the eye mixes islamisch and islamischer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. islamisch runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCCC) against islamischer's 11 (VCCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses islamisch with islamischer
A purely visual mix-up. islamisch ([ɪsˈlaːmɪʃ]) and islamischer ([ɪsˈlaːmɪʃɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “islamisch” sits inside “islamischer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43844, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
islamisch is recorded at frequency rank #28,721, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɪsˈlaːmɪʃ]. islamischer is at rank #15,123, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪsˈlaːmɪʃɐ].
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 43844, this pair ranks #1,405,132 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of islamisch vs islamischer
Shared letters: achilms. Private to "islamisch": -. Private to "islamischer": er.
"islamisch" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC · "islamischer" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- islamisch ← ilsamisch · isalmisch · islaimsch · islamicsh · islamiscch · islamischh · islamishc · islamissch
- islamischer ← ilsamischer · isalmischer · islaimscher · islamicsher · islamisccher · islamiscehr · islamischerr · islamischher
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "islamisch" and "islamischer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "islamisch" or "islamischer"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "islamisch" and "islamischer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "islamisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "islamischer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,405,132 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "islamisch" and "islamischer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "islamisch vs islamisches". 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 #1,405,132 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.