Which to use
“sympathische” and “sympathischer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,426
- “sympathische” frequency rank
- #19,727
- “sympathischer” frequency rank
- 40153
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sympathische | sympathischer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sympathisch | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs sympathisch |
Where the eye mixes sympathische and sympathischer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. sympathische runs 12 letters (CVCCVCCVCCCV) against sympathischer's 13 (CVCCVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sympathische and sympathischer
A purely visual mix-up. sympathische ([zʏmˈpaːtɪʃə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “sympathische” sits inside “sympathischer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40153, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sympathische is recorded at frequency rank #20,426, classified as anadj, pronounced [zʏmˈpaːtɪʃə]. 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 40153, this pair ranks #1,516,567 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sympathische vs sympathischer
Shared letters: acehimpsty. Private to "sympathische": -. Private to "sympathischer": r.
"sympathische" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCCV · "sympathischer" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sympathische ← smypathische · ssympathische · symapthische · symmpathische · sympahtische · sympathhische · sympathicshe · sympathiscche
- sympathischer ← smypathischer · ssympathischer · symapthischer · symmpathischer · sympahtischer · sympathhischer · sympathicsher · sympathisccher
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sympathische" and "sympathischer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sympathische" vs "sympathischer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sympathische" 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 #1,516,567 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sympathische" and "sympathischer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sympathische vs sympathischen". 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 #1,516,567 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.