Which to use
“seelisch” and “seelische” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,920
- “seelisch” frequency rank
- #18,385
- “seelische” frequency rank
- 43305
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seelisch | seelische |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Seele, die innere Verfassung des Menschen betreffend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs seelisch |
Where the eye mixes seelisch and seelische
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. seelisch runs 8 letters (CVVCVCCC) against seelische's 9 (CVVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between seelisch and seelische
A purely visual mix-up. seelisch ([ˈzeːlɪʃ]) and seelische ([ˈzeːlɪʃə]) 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) - “seelisch” sits inside “seelische”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43305, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seelisch is recorded at frequency rank #24,920, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈzeːlɪʃ]. seelische is at rank #18,385, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈzeːlɪʃə].
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 43305, this pair ranks #1,422,238 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of seelisch vs seelische
Shared letters: cehils. Private to "seelisch": -. Private to "seelische": -.
"seelisch" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCC · "seelische" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "seelisch" for "seelische" ever safe?
Which is more common, "seelisch" or "seelische"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "seelisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "seelische" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,422,238 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seelisch" and "seelische" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seelisch vs seelischer". 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 #1,422,238 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.