Which to use
“psychisch” and “psychischer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,976
- “psychisch” frequency rank
- #21,027
- “psychischer” frequency rank
- 29003
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | psychisch | psychischer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Psyche betreffend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs psychisch |
Where the eye mixes psychisch and psychischer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. psychisch runs 9 letters (CCVCCVCCC) against psychischer's 11 (CCVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: psychisch vs psychischer
A purely visual mix-up. psychisch ([ˈpsyːçɪʃ]) and psychischer ([ˈpsyːçɪʃɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “psychisch” sits inside “psychischer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29003, 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]. psychischer is at rank #21,027, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈpsyːçɪʃɐ].
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 29003, this pair ranks #1,774,756 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of psychisch vs psychischer
Shared letters: chipsy. Private to "psychisch": -. Private to "psychischer": er.
"psychisch" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCCC · "psychischer" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- psychisch ← ppsychisch · pscyhisch · pssychisch · psycchisch · psychhisch · psychicsh · psychiscch · psychischh
- psychischer ← ppsychischer · pscyhischer · pssychischer · psycchischer · psychhischer · psychicsher · psychisccher · psychiscehr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "psychisch" for "psychischer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "psychisch" vs "psychischer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "psychisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "psychischer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,774,756 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "psychisch" and "psychischer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "psychischen 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 #1,774,756 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.