Which to use
“Japanisch” and “Japanische” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,118
- “Japanisch” frequency rank
- #5,000
- “Japanische” frequency rank
- 15118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Japanisch | Japanische |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Sprache der Japaner, Landessprache Japans (Versuche, sie einer Sprachfamilie zuzuordnen, sind umstritten) | Nominativ Singular des Substantivs Japanisch |
Where the eye mixes Japanisch and Japanische
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Japanisch runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCCC) against Japanische's 10 (CVCVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Japanisch vs Japanische
A purely visual mix-up. Japanisch ([jaˈpaːnɪʃ]) and Japanische ([jaˈpaːnɪʃə]) 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) - “Japanisch” sits inside “Japanische”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Japanisch is recorded at frequency rank #10,118, classified as anoun, pronounced [jaˈpaːnɪʃ]. Japanische is at rank #5,000, tagged as anoun, pronounced [jaˈpaːnɪʃə].
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 15118, this pair ranks #1,946,245 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Japanisch vs Japanische
Shared letters: achijnps. Private to "Japanisch": -. Private to "Japanische": e.
"Japanisch" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCC · "Japanische" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Japanisch ← ajpanisch · jaapnisch · japainsch · japanicsh · japaniscch · japanischh · japanishc · japanissch
- Japanische ← ajpanische · jaapnische · japainsche · japanicshe · japaniscche · japanisceh · japanischhe · japanishce
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Japanisch" and "Japanische" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Japanisch" or "Japanische"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Japanisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Japanische" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,946,245 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Japanisch" and "Japanische" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Japanisch vs japanisches". 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 #1,946,245 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.