Which to use
“seelische” and “seelischer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,385
- “seelische” frequency rank
- #46,272
- “seelischer” frequency rank
- 64657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seelische | seelischer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs seelisch | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs seelisch |
Where the eye mixes seelische and seelischer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. seelische runs 9 letters (CVVCVCCCV) against seelischer's 10 (CVVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: seelische vs seelischer
A purely visual mix-up. seelische ([ˈzeːlɪʃə]) and seelischer ([ˈzeːlɪʃɐ]) 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) - “seelische” sits inside “seelischer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64657, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seelische is recorded at frequency rank #18,385, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈzeːlɪʃə]. seelischer is at rank #46,272, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈzeːlɪʃɐ].
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 64657, this pair ranks #633,795 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of seelische vs seelischer
Shared letters: cehils. Private to "seelische": -. Private to "seelischer": r.
"seelische" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCCV · "seelischer" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- seelische ← eselische · seeilsche · seelicshe · seeliscche · seelisceh · seelischhe · seelishce · seelissche
- seelischer ← eselischer · seeilscher · seelicsher · seelisccher · seeliscehr · seelischerr · seelischher · seelischre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "seelische" for "seelischer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "seelische" vs "seelischer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "seelische" and "seelischer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "seelische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "seelischer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #633,795 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seelische" and "seelischer" 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 #633,795 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.