Which to use
“politische” and “politischem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #890
- “politische” frequency rank
- #21,732
- “politischem” frequency rank
- 22622
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | politische | politischem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs politisch | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs politisch |
Where the eye mixes politische and politischem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. politische runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCCCV) against politischem's 11 (CVCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses politische with politischem
A purely visual mix-up. politische ([poˈliːtɪʃə]) and politischem ([poˈliːtɪʃm̩]) 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) - “politische” sits inside “politischem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22622, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
politische is recorded at frequency rank #890, classified as anadj, pronounced [poˈliːtɪʃə]. politischem is at rank #21,732, tagged as anadj, pronounced [poˈliːtɪʃm̩].
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 22622, this pair ranks #1,871,894 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of politische vs politischem
Shared letters: cehilopst. Private to "politische": -. Private to "politischem": m.
"politische" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCV · "politischem" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- politische ← oplitische · ploitische · poiltische · poliitsche · politicshe · politiscche · politisceh · politischhe
- politischem ← oplitischem · ploitischem · poiltischem · poliitschem · politicshem · politiscchem · politiscehm · politischemm
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "politische" and "politischem" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "politische" or "politischem"?
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 "politische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "politischem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,871,894 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "politische" and "politischem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "politischem vs politisches". 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 #1,871,894 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.