Which to use
“islamischer” and “islamisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,123
- “islamischer” frequency rank
- #48,255
- “islamisches” frequency rank
- 63378
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | islamischer | islamisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs islamisch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs islamisch |
Where the eye mixes islamischer and islamisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. islamischer 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 islamischer with islamisches
A purely visual mix-up. islamischer ([ɪsˈlaːmɪʃɐ]) 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 - r in “islamischer” becomes s in “islamisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63378, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
islamischer is recorded at frequency rank #15,123, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɪsˈlaːmɪʃɐ]. 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 63378, this pair ranks #678,847 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of islamischer vs islamisches
Shared letters: acehilms. Private to "islamischer": r. Private to "islamisches": -.
"islamischer" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVC · "islamisches" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- islamischer ← ilsamischer · isalmischer · islaimscher · islamicsher · islamisccher · islamiscehr · islamischerr · islamischher
- islamisches ← ilsamisches · isalmisches · islaimsches · islamicshes · islamiscches · islamiscehs · islamischess · islamischhes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "islamischer" and "islamisches" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "islamischer" or "islamisches" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "islamischer" and "islamisches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "islamischer" 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 #678,847 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "islamischer" 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 #678,847 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.