Which to use
“mechanisch” and “mechanischer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,986
- “mechanisch” frequency rank
- #32,164
- “mechanischer” frequency rank
- 50150
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mechanisch | mechanischer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in Bezug auf die Mechanik und ihre Gesetze | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mechanisch |
Where the eye mixes mechanisch and mechanischer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. mechanisch runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCCC) against mechanischer's 12 (CVCCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mechanisch with mechanischer
A purely visual mix-up. mechanisch ([meˈçaːnɪʃ]) and mechanischer ([meˈçaːnɪʃɐ]) 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) - “mechanisch” sits inside “mechanischer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50150, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mechanisch is recorded at frequency rank #17,986, classified as anadj, pronounced [meˈçaːnɪʃ]. mechanischer is at rank #32,164, tagged as anadj, pronounced [meˈçaːnɪʃɐ].
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 50150, this pair ranks #1,184,738 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mechanisch vs mechanischer
Shared letters: acehimns. Private to "mechanisch": -. Private to "mechanischer": r.
"mechanisch" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCC · "mechanischer" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mechanisch ← emchanisch · mcehanisch · mecahnisch · mecchanisch · mechainsch · mechanicsh · mechaniscch · mechanischh
- mechanischer ← emchanischer · mcehanischer · mecahnischer · mecchanischer · mechainscher · mechanicsher · mechanisccher · mechaniscehr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mechanisch" and "mechanischer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "mechanisch" or "mechanischer" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mechanisch" and "mechanischer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mechanisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mechanischer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,184,738 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mechanisch" and "mechanischer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mechanischer vs mechanisches". 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 #1,184,738 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.