Which to use
“israelische” and “israelischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,674
- “israelische” frequency rank
- #9,933
- “israelischen” frequency rank
- 20607
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | israelische | israelischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs israelisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs israelisch |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set israelische and israelischen apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
israelische and israelischen form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “israelische” sits inside “israelischen” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20607, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
israelische is recorded at frequency rank #10,674, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɪsʁaˈeːlɪʃə]. israelischen is at rank #9,933, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪsʁaˈeːlɪʃn̩].
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 20607, this pair ranks #1,895,798 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering israelische vs israelischen
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- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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