islamischvsislamischesWhat's the difference?

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.

9 ch
islamisch
11 ch
islamisches

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?
No. They are said differently ([ɪsˈlaːmɪʃ] versus [ɪsˈlaːmɪʃəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "islamisch" vs "islamisches" - which ranks higher?
"islamisch" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,721 in our German list, against #48,255 for "islamisches". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list