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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.

11 ch
politischem
11 ch
politisches

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?
No. They are said differently ([poˈliːtɪʃm̩] versus [poˈliːtɪʃəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "politischem" vs "politisches" - which ranks higher?
"politisches" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,461 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 "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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list