Which to use
“politischer” and “politisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,613
- “politischer” frequency rank
- #6,461
- “politisches” frequency rank
- 10074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | politischer | politisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs politisch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs politisch |
Where the eye mixes politischer and politisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. politischer 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 politischer and politisches
A purely visual mix-up. politischer ([poˈliːtɪʃɐ]) 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 - r in “politischer” becomes s in “politisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
politischer is recorded at frequency rank #3,613, classified as anadj, pronounced [poˈliːtɪʃɐ]. 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 10074, this pair ranks #1,976,925 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of politischer vs politisches
Shared letters: cehilopst. Private to "politischer": r. Private to "politisches": -.
"politischer" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCVC · "politisches" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- politischer ← oplitischer · ploitischer · poiltischer · poliitscher · politicsher · politisccher · politiscehr · politischerr
- politisches ← oplitisches · ploitisches · poiltisches · poliitsches · politicshes · politiscches · politiscehs · politischess
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "politischer" and "politisches" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "politischer" or "politisches"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "politischer" 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 #1,976,925 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "politischer" and "politisches" 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 #1,976,925 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.