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“sympathisch” and “sympathischer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,137
- “sympathisch” frequency rank
- #19,727
- “sympathischer” frequency rank
- 27864
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sympathisch | sympathischer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu Sympathien motivierend; charmant, nett | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs sympathisch |
Where the eye mixes sympathisch and sympathischer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. sympathisch runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVCCC) against sympathischer's 13 (CVCCVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sympathisch with sympathischer
A purely visual mix-up. sympathisch ([zʏmˈpaːtɪʃ]) and sympathischer ([zʏmˈpaːtɪʃɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “sympathisch” sits inside “sympathischer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27864, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sympathisch is recorded at frequency rank #8,137, classified as anadj, pronounced [zʏmˈpaːtɪʃ]. sympathischer is at rank #19,727, tagged as anadj, pronounced [zʏmˈpaːtɪʃɐ].
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 27864, this pair ranks #1,794,579 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sympathisch vs sympathischer
Shared letters: achimpsty. Private to "sympathisch": -. Private to "sympathischer": er.
"sympathisch" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCC · "sympathischer" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sympathisch ← smypathisch · ssympathisch · symapthisch · symmpathisch · sympahtisch · sympathhisch · sympathicsh · sympathiscch
- sympathischer ← smypathischer · ssympathischer · symapthischer · symmpathischer · sympahtischer · sympathhischer · sympathicsher · sympathisccher
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sympathisch" for "sympathischer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sympathisch" vs "sympathischer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sympathisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sympathischer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,794,579 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sympathisch" and "sympathischer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sympathischen vs sympathischer". 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 #1,794,579 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.