organisatorischvsorganisatorischeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#24,062
“organisatorisch” frequency rank
#16,243
“organisatorische” frequency rank
40305
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature organisatorisch organisatorische
Definition die Organisation betreffend, auf die Organisation bezogen Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs organisatorisch

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set organisatorisch and organisatorische apart are highlighted. They share 15 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

15 ch
organisatorisch
16 ch
organisatorische

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. organisatorisch ([ɔʁɡanizaˈtoːʁɪʃ]) and organisatorische ([ɔʁɡanizaˈtoːʁɪʃə]) 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) - “organisatorisch” sits inside “organisatorische”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40305, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

organisatorisch is recorded at frequency rank #24,062, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɔʁɡanizaˈtoːʁɪʃ]. organisatorische is at rank #16,243, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɔʁɡanizaˈtoːʁɪʃə].

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 40305, this pair ranks #1,512,293 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of organisatorisch vs organisatorische

Shared letters: acghinorst. Private to "organisatorisch": -. Private to "organisatorische": e.

"organisatorisch" · 15 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVCVCCC  ·  "organisatorische" · 16 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • organisatorischogranisatorisch · oragnisatorisch · orgainsatorisch · organiastorisch · organisaotrisch · organisatoirsch · organisatoricsh · organisatoriscch
  • organisatorischeogranisatorische · oragnisatorische · orgainsatorische · organiastorische · organisaotrische · organisatoirsche · organisatoricshe · organisatoriscche

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "organisatorisch" and "organisatorische" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɔʁɡanizaˈtoːʁɪʃ] versus [ɔʁɡanizaˈtoːʁɪʃə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "organisatorisch" or "organisatorische"?
"organisatorische" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,243 in our German list, against #24,062 for "organisatorisch". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list