Which to use
“organisch” and “organische” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,330
- “organisch” frequency rank
- #14,646
- “organische” frequency rank
- 42976
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | organisch | organische |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Kohlenstoffverbindungen betreffend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs organisch |
Where the eye mixes organisch and organische
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. organisch runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCCC) against organische's 10 (VCCVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: organisch vs organische
A purely visual mix-up. organisch ([ɔʁˈɡaːnɪʃ]) and organische ([ɔʁˈɡaːnɪʃə]) 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) - “organisch” sits inside “organische”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42976, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
organisch is recorded at frequency rank #28,330, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɔʁˈɡaːnɪʃ]. organische is at rank #14,646, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɔʁˈɡaːnɪʃə].
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 42976, this pair ranks #1,432,478 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of organisch vs organische
Shared letters: acghinors. Private to "organisch": -. Private to "organische": e.
"organisch" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC · "organische" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- organisch ← ogranisch · oragnisch · orgainsch · organicsh · organiscch · organischh · organishc · organissch
- organische ← ogranische · oragnische · orgainsche · organicshe · organiscche · organisceh · organischhe · organishce
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "organisch" for "organische" ever safe?
Frequency check: "organisch" vs "organische" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "organisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "organische" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,432,478 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "organisch" and "organische" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "organisch vs organischer". 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 #1,432,478 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.