Which to use
“islamische” and “islamischer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,083
- “islamische” frequency rank
- #15,123
- “islamischer” frequency rank
- 23206
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | islamische | islamischer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs islamisch | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs islamisch |
Where the eye mixes islamische and islamischer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. islamische runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCCCV) 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 islamische with islamischer
A purely visual mix-up. islamische ([ɪsˈlaːmɪʃə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “islamische” sits inside “islamischer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23206, 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]. 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 23206, this pair ranks #1,864,377 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of islamische vs islamischer
Shared letters: acehilms. Private to "islamische": -. Private to "islamischer": r.
"islamische" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCV · "islamischer" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- islamische ← ilsamische · isalmische · islaimsche · islamicshe · islamiscche · islamisceh · islamischhe · islamishce
- islamischer ← ilsamischer · isalmischer · islaimscher · islamicsher · islamisccher · islamiscehr · islamischerr · islamischher
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "islamische" and "islamischer" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "islamische" or "islamischer" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "islamische" and "islamischer" 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 "islamischer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,864,377 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "islamische" and "islamischer" 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 #1,864,377 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.