Which to use
“islamischen” and “islamisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,500
- “islamischen” frequency rank
- #48,255
- “islamisches” frequency rank
- 53755
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | islamischen | islamisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs islamisch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs islamisch |
Where the eye mixes islamischen and islamisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. islamischen and islamisches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses islamischen with islamisches
A purely visual mix-up. islamischen ([ɪsˈlaːmɪʃn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “islamischen” becomes s in “islamisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53755, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
islamischen is recorded at frequency rank #5,500, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɪsˈlaːmɪʃn̩]. 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 53755, this pair ranks #1,045,520 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of islamischen vs islamisches
Shared letters: acehilms. Private to "islamischen": n. Private to "islamisches": -.
"islamischen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVC · "islamisches" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- islamischen ← ilsamischen · isalmischen · islaimschen · islamicshen · islamiscchen · islamiscehn · islamischenn · islamischhen
- islamisches ← ilsamisches · isalmisches · islaimsches · islamicshes · islamiscches · islamiscehs · islamischess · islamischhes
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "islamischen" 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 #1,045,520 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "islamischen" 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 #1,045,520 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.