TürkischevstürkischerWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Türkische is a noun, türkischer is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Türkische” is a noun and “türkischer” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,076
“Türkische” frequency rank
#7,407
“türkischer” frequency rank
11483
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Türkische türkischer
Definition Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Türkisch Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs türkisch

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Türkische and türkischer apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
Türkische
10 ch
türkischer

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Türkische is [ˈtʏʁkɪʃə] while türkischer is [ˈtʏʁkɪʃɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Türkische” sits inside “türkischer”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11483, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Türkische is recorded at frequency rank #4,076, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtʏʁkɪʃə]. türkischer is at rank #7,407, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtʏʁkɪʃɐ].

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 11483, this pair ranks #1,969,662 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Türkische vs türkischer

Shared letters: cehikrstü. Private to "Türkische": -. Private to "türkischer": -.

"Türkische" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV  ·  "türkischer" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC

Frequency comparison

Türkische#4,076
türkischer#7,407

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Türkische" and "türkischer" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Türkische" is a noun and "türkischer" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Türkische" or "türkischer"?
"Türkische" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,076 in our German list, against #7,407 for "türkischer". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Türkische vs türkischer

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Türkische”; for an adjective, it's “türkischer”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Türkische” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list