romantischvsromantischesWhich spelling fits?

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

#10,553
“romantisch” frequency rank
#29,313
“romantisches” frequency rank
39866
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature romantisch romantisches
Definition einfühlsam, Gefühl der Liebe, Wärme erzeugend Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs romantisch

Where the eye mixes romantisch and romantisches

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

10 ch
romantisch
12 ch
romantisches

Visual trap between romantisch and romantisches

A purely visual mix-up. romantisch ([ʁoˈmantɪʃ]) and romantisches ([ʁoˈmantɪʃəs]) 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) - “romantisch” sits inside “romantisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39866, 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]. romantisches is at rank #29,313, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʁoˈmantɪʃəs].

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 39866, this pair ranks #1,524,684 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of romantisch vs romantisches

Shared letters: achimnorst. Private to "romantisch": -. Private to "romantisches": e.

"romantisch" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCC  ·  "romantisches" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • romantischormantisch · rmoantisch · roamntisch · romanitsch · romanntisch · romanticsh · romantiscch · romantischh
  • romantischesormantisches · rmoantisches · roamntisches · romanitsches · romanntisches · romanticshes · romantiscches · romantiscehs

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "romantisch" for "romantisches" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ʁoˈmantɪʃ] versus [ʁoˈmantɪʃəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "romantisch" or "romantisches"?
"romantisch" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,553 in our German list, against #29,313 for "romantisches". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "romantisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,524,684 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "romantisch" and "romantisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "romanische vs romantisches". 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 #1,524,684 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