Which to use
“politischen” and “politisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #938
- “politischen” frequency rank
- #6,461
- “politisches” frequency rank
- 7399
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | politischen | politisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs politisch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs politisch |
Where the eye mixes politischen and politisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. politischen and politisches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses politischen with politisches
A purely visual mix-up. politischen ([poˈliːtɪʃn̩]) 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 - n in “politischen” becomes s in “politisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7399, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
politischen is recorded at frequency rank #938, classified as anadj, pronounced [poˈliːtɪʃn̩]. 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 7399, this pair ranks #1,988,303 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of politischen vs politisches
Shared letters: cehilopst. Private to "politischen": n. Private to "politisches": -.
"politischen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCVC · "politisches" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- politischen ← oplitischen · ploitischen · poiltischen · poliitschen · politicshen · politiscchen · politiscehn · politischenn
- politisches ← oplitisches · ploitisches · poiltisches · poliitsches · politicshes · politiscches · politiscehs · politischess
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "politischen" for "politisches" ever safe?
Which is more common, "politischen" or "politisches"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "politischen" and "politisches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "politischen" 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 #1,988,303 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "politischen" and "politisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poetischen vs politischen". 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 #1,988,303 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.