romantischevsromantischesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#9,798
“romantische” frequency rank
#29,313
“romantisches” frequency rank
39111
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature romantische romantisches
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs romantisch Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs romantisch

Where the eye mixes romantische and romantisches

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. romantische runs 11 letters (CVCVCCVCCCV) against romantisches's 12 (CVCVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
romantische
12 ch
romantisches

Why the eye confuses romantische with romantisches

A purely visual mix-up. romantische ([ʁoˈmantɪʃə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “romantische” sits inside “romantisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39111, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

romantische is recorded at frequency rank #9,798, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʁoˈmantɪʃə]. 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 39111, this pair ranks #1,545,784 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of romantische vs romantisches

Shared letters: acehimnorst. Private to "romantische": -. Private to "romantisches": -.

"romantische" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCCV  ·  "romantisches" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • romantischeormantische · rmoantische · roamntische · romanitsche · romanntische · romanticshe · romantiscche · romantisceh
  • romantischesormantisches · rmoantisches · roamntisches · romanitsches · romanntisches · romanticshes · romantiscches · romantiscehs

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "romantische" and "romantisches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ʁoˈmantɪʃə] versus [ʁoˈmantɪʃəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "romantische" vs "romantisches" - which ranks higher?
"romantische" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,798 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.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "romantische" 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 #1,545,784 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "romantische" 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 #1,545,784 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