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

#9,241
“muslimischen” frequency rank
#29,705
“muslimischer” frequency rank
38946
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature muslimischen muslimischer
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs muslimisch Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs muslimisch

Where the eye mixes muslimischen and muslimischer

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. muslimischen and muslimischer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

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muslimischen
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muslimischer

Look-alike desk: muslimischen vs muslimischer

A purely visual mix-up. muslimischen ([mʊsˈliːmɪʃn̩]) and muslimischer ([mʊsˈliːmɪʃɐ]) 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 - n in “muslimischen” becomes r in “muslimischer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38946, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

muslimischen is recorded at frequency rank #9,241, classified as anadj, pronounced [mʊsˈliːmɪʃn̩]. muslimischer is at rank #29,705, tagged as anadj, pronounced [mʊsˈliːmɪʃɐ].

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 38946, this pair ranks #1,550,350 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of muslimischen vs muslimischer

Shared letters: cehilmsu. Private to "muslimischen": n. Private to "muslimischer": r.

"muslimischen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCCVC  ·  "muslimischer" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • muslimischenmmuslimischen · msulimischen · mulsimischen · musilmischen · musliimschen · muslimicshen · muslimiscchen · muslimiscehn
  • muslimischermmuslimischer · msulimischer · mulsimischer · musilmischer · musliimscher · muslimicsher · muslimisccher · muslimiscehr

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "muslimischen" and "muslimischer" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([mʊsˈliːmɪʃn̩] versus [mʊsˈliːmɪʃɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "muslimischen" vs "muslimischer" - which ranks higher?
"muslimischen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,241 in our German list, against #29,705 for "muslimischer". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "muslimischen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "muslimischer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,550,350 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "muslimischen" and "muslimischer" 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 #1,550,350 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