Which to use
“muslimische” and “muslimischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,706
- “muslimische” frequency rank
- #9,241
- “muslimischen” frequency rank
- 19947
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | muslimische | muslimischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs muslimisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs muslimisch |
Where the eye mixes muslimische and muslimischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. muslimische runs 11 letters (CVCCVCVCCCV) 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 muslimische with muslimischen
A purely visual mix-up. muslimische ([mʊsˈliːmɪʃə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “muslimische” sits inside “muslimischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19947, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
muslimische is recorded at frequency rank #10,706, classified as anadj, pronounced [mʊsˈliːmɪʃə]. 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 19947, this pair ranks #1,902,934 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of muslimische vs muslimischen
Shared letters: cehilmsu. Private to "muslimische": -. Private to "muslimischen": n.
"muslimische" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCCV · "muslimischen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- muslimische ← mmuslimische · msulimische · mulsimische · musilmische · musliimsche · muslimicshe · muslimiscche · muslimisceh
- muslimischen ← mmuslimischen · msulimischen · mulsimischen · musilmischen · musliimschen · muslimicshen · muslimiscchen · muslimiscehn
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "muslimische" 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 #1,902,934 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "muslimische" and "muslimischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "muslimisch vs muslimische". 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 #1,902,934 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.