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

#44,092
“muslimisch” frequency rank
#10,706
“muslimische” frequency rank
54798
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature muslimisch muslimische
Definition zum Islam gehörig, den Islam betreffend Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs muslimisch

Where the eye mixes muslimisch and muslimische

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. muslimisch runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCCC) against muslimische's 11 (CVCCVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
muslimisch
11 ch
muslimische

Why the eye confuses muslimisch with muslimische

A purely visual mix-up. muslimisch ([mʊsˈliːmɪʃ]) and muslimische ([mʊsˈliːmɪʃə]) 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) - “muslimisch” sits inside “muslimische”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54798, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

muslimisch is recorded at frequency rank #44,092, classified as anadj, pronounced [mʊsˈliːmɪʃ]. muslimische is at rank #10,706, tagged as anadj, pronounced [mʊsˈliːmɪʃə].

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 54798, this pair ranks #1,004,633 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of muslimisch vs muslimische

Shared letters: chilmsu. Private to "muslimisch": -. Private to "muslimische": e.

"muslimisch" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCC  ·  "muslimische" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • muslimischmmuslimisch · msulimisch · mulsimisch · musilmisch · musliimsch · muslimicsh · muslimiscch · muslimischh
  • muslimischemmuslimische · msulimische · mulsimische · musilmische · musliimsche · muslimicshe · muslimiscche · muslimisceh

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "muslimisch" for "muslimische" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([mʊsˈliːmɪʃ] versus [mʊsˈliːmɪʃə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "muslimisch" vs "muslimische" - which ranks higher?
"muslimische" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,706 in our German list, against #44,092 for "muslimisch". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "muslimisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "muslimische" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,004,633 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "muslimisch" and "muslimische" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "muslimisch vs muslimischer". 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 #1,004,633 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