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“künstlerisch” and “künstlerisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,525
“künstlerisch” frequency rank
#29,209
“künstlerisches” frequency rank
41734
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature künstlerisch künstlerisches
Definition in Bezug auf die Kunst Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs künstlerisch

Where the eye mixes künstlerisch and künstlerisches

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence.

12 ch
künstlerisch
14 ch
künstlerisches

Look-alike desk: künstlerisch vs künstlerisches

A purely visual mix-up. künstlerisch ([ˈkʏnstləʁɪʃ]) and künstlerisches ([ˈkʏnstləʁɪʃəs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “künstlerisch” sits inside “künstlerisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41734, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

künstlerisch is recorded at frequency rank #12,525, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʏnstləʁɪʃ]. künstlerisches is at rank #29,209, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʏnstləʁɪʃəs].

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 41734, this pair ranks #1,470,693 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of künstlerisch vs künstlerisches

Shared letters: cehiklnrstü. Private to "künstlerisch": -. Private to "künstlerisches": -.

"künstlerisch" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVCCC  ·  "künstlerisches" · 14 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVCCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "künstlerisch" and "künstlerisches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkʏnstləʁɪʃ] versus [ˈkʏnstləʁɪʃəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "künstlerisch" or "künstlerisches" show up more?
"künstlerisch" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,525 in our German list, against #29,209 for "künstlerisches". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "künstlerisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "künstlerisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,470,693 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "künstlerisch" and "künstlerisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "künstlerischer vs künstlerisches". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,470,693 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list