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“spanischer” and “spanisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,718
- “spanischer” frequency rank
- #37,790
- “spanisches” frequency rank
- 57508
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spanischer | spanisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs spanisch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spanisch |
Where the eye mixes spanischer and spanisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: spanischer vs spanisches
A purely visual mix-up. spanischer ([ˈʃpaːnɪʃɐ]) and spanisches ([ˈʃpaːnɪʃəs]) 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 a single letter - r in “spanischer” becomes s in “spanisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57508, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spanischer is recorded at frequency rank #19,718, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃpaːnɪʃɐ]. spanisches is at rank #37,790, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃpaːnɪʃəs].
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 57508, this pair ranks #898,687 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of spanischer vs spanisches
Shared letters: acehinps. Private to "spanischer": r. Private to "spanisches": -.
"spanischer" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCCVC · "spanisches" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- spanischer ← psanischer · sapnischer · spainscher · spanicsher · spanisccher · spaniscehr · spanischerr · spanischher
- spanisches ← psanisches · sapnisches · spainsches · spanicshes · spaniscches · spaniscehs · spanischess · spanischhes
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "spanischer" vs "spanisches" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "spanischer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spanisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #898,687 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spanischer" and "spanisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "spanische vs spanisches". 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 #898,687 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.