Which to use
“politische” and “politischer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #890
- “politische” frequency rank
- #3,613
- “politischer” frequency rank
- 4503
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | politische | politischer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs politisch | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs politisch |
Where the eye mixes politische and politischer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. politische runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCCCV) against politischer's 11 (CVCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: politische vs politischer
A purely visual mix-up. politische ([poˈliːtɪʃə]) and politischer ([poˈliːtɪʃɐ]) 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 “politischer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4503, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
politische is recorded at frequency rank #890, classified as anadj, pronounced [poˈliːtɪʃə]. politischer is at rank #3,613, tagged as anadj, pronounced [poˈliːtɪʃɐ].
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 4503, this pair ranks #1,997,535 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of politische vs politischer
Shared letters: cehilopst. Private to "politische": -. Private to "politischer": r.
"politische" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCV · "politischer" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- politische ← oplitische · ploitische · poiltische · poliitsche · politicshe · politiscche · politisceh · politischhe
- politischer ← oplitischer · ploitischer · poiltischer · poliitscher · politicsher · politisccher · politiscehr · politischerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "politische" and "politischer" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "politische" or "politischer" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "politische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "politischer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,997,535 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "politische" and "politischer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poetische vs politische". 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 #1,997,535 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.