Which to use
“psychische” and “psychischer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,711
- “psychische” frequency rank
- #21,027
- “psychischer” frequency rank
- 27738
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | psychische | psychischer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs psychisch | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs psychisch |
Where the eye mixes psychische and psychischer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. psychische runs 10 letters (CCVCCVCCCV) against psychischer's 11 (CCVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: psychische vs psychischer
A purely visual mix-up. psychische ([ˈpsyːçɪʃə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “psychische” sits inside “psychischer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27738, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
psychische is recorded at frequency rank #6,711, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈpsyːçɪʃə]. 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 27738, this pair ranks #1,796,695 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of psychische vs psychischer
Shared letters: cehipsy. Private to "psychische": -. Private to "psychischer": r.
"psychische" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCCV · "psychischer" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- psychische ← ppsychische · pscyhische · pssychische · psycchische · psychhische · psychicshe · psychiscche · psychisceh
- psychischer ← ppsychischer · pscyhischer · pssychischer · psycchischer · psychhischer · psychicsher · psychisccher · psychiscehr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "psychische" and "psychischer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "psychische" vs "psychischer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "psychische" 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 #1,796,695 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "psychische" 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 #1,796,695 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.