Which to use
“türkisch” and “türkisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,641
- “türkisch” frequency rank
- #35,492
- “türkisches” frequency rank
- 44133
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | türkisch | türkisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zum Volk der Türken gehörig | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs türkisch |
Where the eye mixes türkisch and türkisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses türkisch with türkisches
A purely visual mix-up. türkisch ([ˈtʏʁkɪʃ]) and türkisches ([ˈtʏʁkɪʃəs]) 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) - “türkisch” sits inside “türkisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44133, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
türkisch is recorded at frequency rank #8,641, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtʏʁkɪʃ]. türkisches is at rank #35,492, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtʏʁkɪʃəs].
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 44133, this pair ranks #1,395,965 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of türkisch vs türkisches
Shared letters: chikrstü. Private to "türkisch": -. Private to "türkisches": e.
"türkisch" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "türkisches" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "türkisch" and "türkisches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "türkisch" or "türkisches" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "türkisch" and "türkisches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "türkisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "türkisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,395,965 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "türkisch" and "türkisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "türkischem vs türkisches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,395,965 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.