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 eye mixes israelische and israelischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. israelische runs 11 letters (VCCVVCVCCCV) against israelischen's 12 (VCCVVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: israelische vs israelischen
A purely visual mix-up. israelische ([ɪsʁaˈeːlɪʃə]) and israelischen ([ɪsʁaˈeːlɪʃn̩]) 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) - “israelische” sits inside “israelischen”. 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.
Orthographic DNA of israelische vs israelischen
Shared letters: acehilrs. Private to "israelische": -. Private to "israelischen": n.
"israelische" · 11 letters · shape VCCVVCVCCCV · "israelischen" · 12 letters · shape VCCVVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- israelische ← irsaelische · isarelische · israeilsche · israelicshe · israeliscche · israelisceh · israelischhe · israelishce
- israelischen ← irsaelischen · isarelischen · israeilschen · israelicshen · israeliscchen · israeliscehn · israelischenn · israelischhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "israelische" and "israelischen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "israelische" or "israelischen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "israelische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "israelischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,895,798 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "israelische" and "israelischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "israelischen vs israelitischen". 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 #1,895,798 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.