muslimischvsmuslimischenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#44,092
“muslimisch” frequency rank
#9,241
“muslimischen” frequency rank
53333
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature muslimisch muslimischen
Definition zum Islam gehörig, den Islam betreffend Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs muslimisch

Where the eye mixes muslimisch and muslimischen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. muslimisch runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCCC) against muslimischen's 12 (CVCCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
muslimisch
12 ch
muslimischen

Why the eye confuses muslimisch with muslimischen

A purely visual mix-up. muslimisch ([mʊsˈliːmɪʃ]) and muslimischen ([mʊsˈliːmɪʃn̩]) 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) - “muslimisch” sits inside “muslimischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53333, 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]. muslimischen is at rank #9,241, tagged as anadj, pronounced [mʊsˈliːmɪʃn̩].

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 53333, this pair ranks #1,062,105 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of muslimisch vs muslimischen

Shared letters: chilmsu. Private to "muslimisch": -. Private to "muslimischen": en.

"muslimisch" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCC  ·  "muslimischen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • muslimischmmuslimisch · msulimisch · mulsimisch · musilmisch · musliimsch · muslimicsh · muslimiscch · muslimischh
  • muslimischenmmuslimischen · msulimischen · mulsimischen · musilmischen · musliimschen · muslimicshen · muslimiscchen · muslimiscehn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "muslimisch" and "muslimischen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([mʊsˈliːmɪʃ] versus [mʊsˈliːmɪʃn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "muslimisch" or "muslimischen"?
"muslimischen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,241 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

Eye-level mix-up between "muslimisch" and "muslimischen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "muslimisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "muslimischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,062,105 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "muslimisch" and "muslimischen" 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 #1,062,105 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