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.
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
- muslimisch ← mmuslimisch · msulimisch · mulsimisch · musilmisch · musliimsch · muslimicsh · muslimiscch · muslimischh
- muslimischen ← mmuslimischen · msulimischen · mulsimischen · musilmischen · musliimschen · muslimicshen · muslimiscchen · muslimiscehn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "muslimisch" and "muslimischen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "muslimisch" or "muslimischen"?
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.