Which to use
“künstlich” and “künstliche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,237
- “künstlich” frequency rank
- #6,824
- “künstliche” frequency rank
- 15061
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | künstlich | künstliche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht natürlich, sondern technisch nach Vorbildern aus der Natur nachgebildet | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs künstlich |
Where the eye mixes künstlich and künstliche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. künstlich runs 9 letters (CVCCCCVCC) against künstliche's 10 (CVCCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between künstlich and künstliche
A purely visual mix-up. künstlich ([ˈkʏnstlɪç]) and künstliche ([ˈkʏnstlɪçə]) 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) - “künstlich” sits inside “künstliche”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15061, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
künstlich is recorded at frequency rank #8,237, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʏnstlɪç]. künstliche is at rank #6,824, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʏnstlɪçə].
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 15061, this pair ranks #1,946,685 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of künstlich vs künstliche
Shared letters: chiklnstü. Private to "künstlich": -. Private to "künstliche": e.
"künstlich" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVCC · "künstliche" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "künstlich" for "künstliche" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "künstlich" or "künstliche" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "künstlich" and "künstliche" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "künstlich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "künstliche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,946,685 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "künstlich" and "künstliche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "künstlich vs künstliches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,946,685 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.