realistischenvsrealistischesConfusable pair

Which to use

“realistischen” and “realistisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,685
“realistischen” frequency rank
#42,077
“realistisches” frequency rank
61762
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature realistischen realistisches
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs realistisch Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs realistisch

Where the eye mixes realistischen and realistisches

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. realistischen and realistisches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

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Visual trap between realistischen and realistisches

A purely visual mix-up. realistischen ([ʁeaˈlɪstɪʃn̩]) and realistisches ([ʁeaˈlɪstɪʃəs]) 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 “realistischen” becomes s in “realistisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61762, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

realistischen is recorded at frequency rank #19,685, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʁeaˈlɪstɪʃn̩]. realistisches is at rank #42,077, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʁeaˈlɪstɪʃəs].

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 61762, this pair ranks #737,618 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of realistischen vs realistisches

Shared letters: acehilrst. Private to "realistischen": n. Private to "realistisches": -.

"realistischen" · 13 letters · shape CVVCVCCVCCCVC  ·  "realistisches" · 13 letters · shape CVVCVCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • realistischen ← eralistischen · raelistischen · reailstischen · realisitschen · realisstischen · realisticshen · realistiscchen · realistiscehn
  • realistisches ← eralistisches · raelistisches · reailstisches · realisitsches · realisstisches · realisticshes · realistiscches · realistiscehs

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "realistischen" and "realistisches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ʁeaˈlɪstɪʃn̩] versus [ʁeaˈlɪstɪʃəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "realistischen" vs "realistisches" - which ranks higher?
"realistischen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,685 in our German list, against #42,077 for "realistisches". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "realistischen" and "realistisches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "realistischen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "realistisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #737,618 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "realistischen" and "realistisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "realistischer vs realistisches". 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 #737,618 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list