Which to use
“mechanischer” and “mechanisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,164
- “mechanischer” frequency rank
- #48,324
- “mechanisches” frequency rank
- 80488
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mechanischer | mechanisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mechanisch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mechanisch |
Where the eye mixes mechanischer and mechanisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. mechanischer and mechanisches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between mechanischer and mechanisches
A purely visual mix-up. mechanischer ([meˈçaːnɪʃɐ]) and mechanisches ([meˈçaːnɪʃəs]) 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 a single letter - r in “mechanischer” becomes s in “mechanisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80488, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mechanischer is recorded at frequency rank #32,164, classified as anadj, pronounced [meˈçaːnɪʃɐ]. mechanisches is at rank #48,324, tagged as anadj, pronounced [meˈçaːnɪʃəs].
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 80488, this pair ranks #194,555 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mechanischer vs mechanisches
Shared letters: acehimns. Private to "mechanischer": r. Private to "mechanisches": -.
"mechanischer" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCCVC · "mechanisches" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mechanischer ← emchanischer · mcehanischer · mecahnischer · mecchanischer · mechainscher · mechanicsher · mechanisccher · mechaniscehr
- mechanisches ← emchanisches · mcehanisches · mecahnisches · mecchanisches · mechainsches · mechanicshes · mechaniscches · mechaniscehs
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mechanischer" and "mechanisches" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mechanischer" or "mechanisches"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mechanischer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mechanisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,555 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mechanischer" and "mechanisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mechanisch 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 #194,555 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.