Which to use
“islamische” and “islamisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,083
- “islamische” frequency rank
- #48,255
- “islamisches” frequency rank
- 56338
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | islamische | islamisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs islamisch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs islamisch |
Where the eye mixes islamische and islamisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. islamische runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCCCV) against islamisches's 11 (VCCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between islamische and islamisches
A purely visual mix-up. islamische ([ɪsˈlaːmɪʃə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “islamische” sits inside “islamisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56338, 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]. 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 56338, this pair ranks #944,142 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of islamische vs islamisches
Shared letters: acehilms. Private to "islamische": -. Private to "islamisches": -.
"islamische" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCV · "islamisches" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- islamische ← ilsamische · isalmische · islaimsche · islamicshe · islamiscche · islamisceh · islamischhe · islamishce
- islamisches ← ilsamisches · isalmisches · islaimsches · islamicshes · islamiscches · islamiscehs · islamischess · islamischhes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "islamische" and "islamisches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "islamische" vs "islamisches" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "islamische" 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 #944,142 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "islamische" and "islamisches" 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 #944,142 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.