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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.
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?
In ordinary German text, does "künstlerisch" or "künstlerisches" show up more?
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.