Which to use
“psychisch” and “psychische” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,976
- “psychisch” frequency rank
- #6,711
- “psychische” frequency rank
- 14687
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | psychisch | psychische |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Psyche betreffend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs psychisch |
Where the eye mixes psychisch and psychische
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. psychisch runs 9 letters (CCVCCVCCC) against psychische's 10 (CCVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between psychisch and psychische
A purely visual mix-up. psychisch ([ˈpsyːçɪʃ]) and psychische ([ˈpsyːçɪʃə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “psychisch” sits inside “psychische”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14687, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
psychisch is recorded at frequency rank #7,976, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈpsyːçɪʃ]. psychische is at rank #6,711, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈpsyːçɪʃə].
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 14687, this pair ranks #1,949,456 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of psychisch vs psychische
Shared letters: chipsy. Private to "psychisch": -. Private to "psychische": e.
"psychisch" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCCC · "psychische" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- psychisch ← ppsychisch · pscyhisch · pssychisch · psycchisch · psychhisch · psychicsh · psychiscch · psychischh
- psychische ← ppsychische · pscyhische · pssychische · psycchische · psychhische · psychicshe · psychiscche · psychisceh
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "psychisch" and "psychische" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "psychisch" vs "psychische" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "psychisch" and "psychische" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "psychisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "psychische" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,949,456 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "psychisch" and "psychische" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "psychisch vs psychischer". 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 #1,949,456 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.