Which to use
“realistischer” and “realistisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,727
- “realistischer” frequency rank
- #42,077
- “realistisches” frequency rank
- 67804
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | realistischer | realistisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ 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 realistischer and realistisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. realistischer and realistisches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between realistischer and realistisches
A purely visual mix-up. realistischer ([ʁeaˈlɪstɪʃɐ]) 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 - r in “realistischer” becomes s in “realistisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67804, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
realistischer is recorded at frequency rank #25,727, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʁeaˈlɪstɪʃɐ]. 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 67804, this pair ranks #528,228 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of realistischer vs realistisches
Shared letters: acehilrst. Private to "realistischer": -. Private to "realistisches": -.
"realistischer" · 13 letters · shape CVVCVCCVCCCVC · "realistisches" · 13 letters · shape CVVCVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- realistischer ← eralistischer · raelistischer · reailstischer · realisitscher · realisstischer · realisticsher · realistisccher · realistiscehr
- realistisches ← eralistisches · raelistisches · reailstisches · realisitsches · realisstisches · realisticshes · realistiscches · realistiscehs
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "realistischer" and "realistisches" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "realistischer" or "realistisches" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "realistischer" 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 #528,228 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "realistischer" and "realistisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "realistischen 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 #528,228 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.