Which to use
“serbisch” and “serbische” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,582
- “serbisch” frequency rank
- #24,922
- “serbische” frequency rank
- 70504
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | serbisch | serbische |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zum Volk der Serben (auch historisch) gehörig | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs serbisch |
Where the eye mixes serbisch and serbische
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. serbisch runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against serbische's 9 (CVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between serbisch and serbische
A purely visual mix-up. serbisch ([ˈzɛʁbɪʃ]) and serbische ([ˈzɛʁbɪʃə]) 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) - “serbisch” sits inside “serbische”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70504, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
serbisch is recorded at frequency rank #45,582, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɛʁbɪʃ]. serbische is at rank #24,922, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɛʁbɪʃə].
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 70504, this pair ranks #444,372 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of serbisch vs serbische
Shared letters: bcehirs. Private to "serbisch": -. Private to "serbische": -.
"serbisch" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "serbische" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "serbisch" and "serbische" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "serbisch" vs "serbische" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "serbisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "serbische" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #444,372 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "serbisch" and "serbische" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "serbisch vs syrisch". 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 #444,372 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.