Which to use
“politisch” and “politisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,080
- “politisch” frequency rank
- #6,461
- “politisches” frequency rank
- 8541
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | politisch | politisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Politik betreffend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs politisch |
Where the eye mixes politisch and politisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. politisch runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCCC) against politisches's 11 (CVCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between politisch and politisches
A purely visual mix-up. politisch ([poˈliːtɪʃ]) and politisches ([poˈliːtɪʃəs]) 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) - “politisch” sits inside “politisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8541, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
politisch is recorded at frequency rank #2,080, classified as anadj, pronounced [poˈliːtɪʃ]. politisches is at rank #6,461, tagged as anadj, pronounced [poˈliːtɪʃəs].
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 8541, this pair ranks #1,983,876 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of politisch vs politisches
Shared letters: chilopst. Private to "politisch": -. Private to "politisches": e.
"politisch" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCC · "politisches" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- politisch ← oplitisch · ploitisch · poiltisch · poliitsch · politicsh · politiscch · politischh · politishc
- politisches ← oplitisches · ploitisches · poiltisches · poliitsches · politicshes · politiscches · politiscehs · politischess
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "politisch" for "politisches" ever safe?
Which is more common, "politisch" or "politisches"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "politisch" and "politisches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "politisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "politisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,983,876 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "politisch" and "politisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "polemisch vs politisch". 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 #1,983,876 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.