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“politischem” and “politisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,732
- “politischem” frequency rank
- #6,461
- “politisches” frequency rank
- 28193
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | politischem | politisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs politisch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs politisch |
Where the eye mixes politischem and politisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. politischem and politisches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between politischem and politisches
A purely visual mix-up. politischem ([poˈliːtɪʃm̩]) 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 a single letter - m in “politischem” becomes s in “politisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28193, 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]. 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 28193, this pair ranks #1,788,974 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of politischem vs politisches
Shared letters: cehilopst. Private to "politischem": m. Private to "politisches": -.
"politischem" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCVC · "politisches" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- politischem ← oplitischem · ploitischem · poiltischem · poliitschem · politicshem · politiscchem · politiscehm · politischemm
- politisches ← oplitisches · ploitisches · poiltisches · poliitsches · politicshes · politiscches · politiscehs · politischess
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "politischem" and "politisches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "politischem" vs "politisches" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "politischem" and "politisches" 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 "politisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,788,974 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "politischem" and "politisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "politischem vs politischer". 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 #1,788,974 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.