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

#21,066
“solidarisch” frequency rank
#34,914
“solidarische” frequency rank
55980
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature solidarisch solidarische
Definition auf Solidarität beruhend; zueinander stehend, sich unterstützend Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs solidarisch

Where the eye mixes solidarisch and solidarische

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

11 ch
solidarisch
12 ch
solidarische

Visual trap between solidarisch and solidarische

A purely visual mix-up. solidarisch ([zoliˈdaːʁɪʃ]) and solidarische ([zoliˈdaːʁɪʃə]) 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) - “solidarisch” sits inside “solidarische”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

solidarisch is recorded at frequency rank #21,066, classified as anadj, pronounced [zoliˈdaːʁɪʃ]. solidarische is at rank #34,914, tagged as anadj, pronounced [zoliˈdaːʁɪʃə].

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 55980, this pair ranks #958,235 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of solidarisch vs solidarische

Shared letters: acdhilors. Private to "solidarisch": -. Private to "solidarische": e.

"solidarisch" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCCC  ·  "solidarische" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • solidarisch ← oslidarisch · sloidarisch · soildarisch · soldiarisch · soliadrisch · solidairsch · solidaricsh · solidariscch
  • solidarische ← oslidarische · sloidarische · soildarische · soldiarische · soliadrische · solidairsche · solidaricshe · solidariscche

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "solidarisch" and "solidarische" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([zoliˈdaːʁɪʃ] versus [zoliˈdaːʁɪʃə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "solidarisch" or "solidarische" show up more?
"solidarisch" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,066 in our German list, against #34,914 for "solidarische". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "solidarisch" and "solidarische" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "solidarisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "solidarische" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #958,235 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "solidarisch" and "solidarische" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "solidarische vs solidarischen". 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 #958,235 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