Which to use
“islamische” and “islamischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,083
- “islamische” frequency rank
- #5,500
- “islamischen” frequency rank
- 13583
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | islamische | islamischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs islamisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs islamisch |
Where the eye mixes islamische and islamischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. islamische runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCCCV) against islamischen's 11 (VCCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses islamische with islamischen
A purely visual mix-up. islamische ([ɪsˈlaːmɪʃə]) and islamischen ([ɪsˈlaːmɪʃn̩]) 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) - “islamische” sits inside “islamischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13583, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
islamische is recorded at frequency rank #8,083, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɪsˈlaːmɪʃə]. islamischen is at rank #5,500, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪsˈlaːmɪʃn̩].
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 13583, this pair ranks #1,957,053 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of islamische vs islamischen
Shared letters: acehilms. Private to "islamische": -. Private to "islamischen": n.
"islamische" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCV · "islamischen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- islamische ← ilsamische · isalmische · islaimsche · islamicshe · islamiscche · islamisceh · islamischhe · islamishce
- islamischen ← ilsamischen · isalmischen · islaimschen · islamicshen · islamiscchen · islamiscehn · islamischenn · islamischhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "islamische" for "islamischen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "islamische" or "islamischen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "islamische" and "islamischen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "islamische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "islamischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,957,053 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "islamische" and "islamischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "islamische vs Isländische". 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 #1,957,053 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.