Which to use
“romantisch” and “romantische” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,553
- “romantisch” frequency rank
- #9,798
- “romantische” frequency rank
- 20351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | romantisch | romantische |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einfühlsam, Gefühl der Liebe, Wärme erzeugend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs romantisch |
Where the eye mixes romantisch and romantische
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. romantisch runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVCCC) against romantische's 11 (CVCVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses romantisch with romantische
A purely visual mix-up. romantisch ([ʁoˈmantɪʃ]) and romantische ([ʁoˈmantɪʃə]) 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) - “romantisch” sits inside “romantische”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20351, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
romantisch is recorded at frequency rank #10,553, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʁoˈmantɪʃ]. romantische is at rank #9,798, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʁoˈmantɪʃə].
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 20351, this pair ranks #1,898,639 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of romantisch vs romantische
Shared letters: achimnorst. Private to "romantisch": -. Private to "romantische": e.
"romantisch" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCC · "romantische" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- romantisch ← ormantisch · rmoantisch · roamntisch · romanitsch · romanntisch · romanticsh · romantiscch · romantischh
- romantische ← ormantische · rmoantische · roamntische · romanitsche · romanntische · romanticshe · romantiscche · romantisceh
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "romantisch" for "romantische" ever safe?
Which is more common, "romantisch" or "romantische"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "romantisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "romantische" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,898,639 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "romantisch" and "romantische" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "romantisch vs rumänisch". 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 #1,898,639 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.