Which to use
“islamisch” and “islamisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,721
- “islamisch” frequency rank
- #48,255
- “islamisches” frequency rank
- 76976
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | islamisch | islamisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | den Islam betreffend, ihm zugehörig | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs islamisch |
Where the eye mixes islamisch and islamisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. islamisch runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCCC) against islamisches's 11 (VCCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between islamisch and islamisches
A purely visual mix-up. islamisch ([ɪsˈlaːmɪʃ]) and islamisches ([ɪsˈlaːmɪʃəs]) 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 “islamisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76976, 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]. islamisches is at rank #48,255, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪsˈlaːmɪʃəs].
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 76976, this pair ranks #271,359 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of islamisch vs islamisches
Shared letters: achilms. Private to "islamisch": -. Private to "islamisches": e.
"islamisch" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC · "islamisches" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- islamisch ← ilsamisch · isalmisch · islaimsch · islamicsh · islamiscch · islamischh · islamishc · islamissch
- islamisches ← ilsamisches · isalmisches · islaimsches · islamicshes · islamiscches · islamiscehs · islamischess · islamischhes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "islamisch" and "islamisches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "islamisch" vs "islamisches" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "islamisch" and "islamisches" 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 "islamisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,359 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "islamisch" and "islamisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "islamischer 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 #271,359 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.