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

#21,732
“politischem” frequency rank
#3,613
“politischer” frequency rank
25345
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature politischem politischer
Definition Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs politisch Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs politisch

Where the eye mixes politischem and politischer

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. politischem and politischer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

11 ch
politischem
11 ch
politischer

Visual trap between politischem and politischer

A purely visual mix-up. politischem ([poˈliːtɪʃm̩]) 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 a single letter - m in “politischem” becomes r in “politischer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25345, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

politischem is recorded at frequency rank #21,732, classified as anadj, pronounced [poˈliːtɪʃm̩]. 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 25345, this pair ranks #1,834,681 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of politischem vs politischer

Shared letters: cehilopst. Private to "politischem": m. Private to "politischer": r.

"politischem" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCVC  ·  "politischer" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • politischem ← oplitischem · ploitischem · poiltischem · poliitschem · politicshem · politiscchem · politiscehm · politischemm
  • politischer ← oplitischer · ploitischer · poiltischer · poliitscher · politicsher · politisccher · politiscehr · politischerr

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "politischem" and "politischer" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([poˈliːtɪʃm̩] versus [poˈliːtɪʃɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "politischem" or "politischer"?
"politischer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,613 in our German list, against #21,732 for "politischem". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "politischem" and "politischer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "politischem" 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 #1,834,681 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "politischem" and "politischer" 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 #1,834,681 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list