Which to use
“schwedisch” and “schwedische” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,383
- “schwedisch” frequency rank
- #8,275
- “schwedische” frequency rank
- 26658
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schwedisch | schwedische |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zum Volk der Schweden gehörig | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwedisch |
Where the eye mixes schwedisch and schwedische
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. schwedisch runs 10 letters (CCCCVCVCCC) against schwedische's 11 (CCCCVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: schwedisch vs schwedische
A purely visual mix-up. schwedisch ([ˈʃveːdɪʃ]) and schwedische ([ˈʃveːdɪʃə]) 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) - “schwedisch” sits inside “schwedische”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26658, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schwedisch is recorded at frequency rank #18,383, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃveːdɪʃ]. schwedische is at rank #8,275, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃveːdɪʃə].
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 26658, this pair ranks #1,814,576 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schwedisch vs schwedische
Shared letters: cdehisw. Private to "schwedisch": -. Private to "schwedische": -.
"schwedisch" · 10 letters · shape CCCCVCVCCC · "schwedische" · 11 letters · shape CCCCVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- schwedisch ← cshwedisch · scchwedisch · schewdisch · schhwedisch · schwdeisch · schweddisch · schwedicsh · schwediscch
- schwedische ← cshwedische · scchwedische · schewdische · schhwedische · schwdeische · schweddische · schwedicshe · schwediscche
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "schwedisch" and "schwedische" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "schwedisch" or "schwedische" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "schwedisch" and "schwedische" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schwedisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schwedische" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,814,576 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schwedisch" and "schwedische" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schwedisch vs schwedischer". 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 #1,814,576 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.