Which to use
“ukrainisch” and “ukrainische” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,068
- “ukrainisch” frequency rank
- #11,140
- “ukrainische” frequency rank
- 47208
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ukrainisch | ukrainische |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zur Ukraine gehörig | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ukrainisch |
Where the eye mixes ukrainisch and ukrainische
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. ukrainisch runs 10 letters (VCCVVCVCCC) against ukrainische's 11 (VCCVVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ukrainisch vs ukrainische
A purely visual mix-up. ukrainisch ([ukʁaˈiːnɪʃ]) and ukrainische ([ukʁaˈiːnɪʃə]) 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) - “ukrainisch” sits inside “ukrainische”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47208, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ukrainisch is recorded at frequency rank #36,068, classified as anadj, pronounced [ukʁaˈiːnɪʃ]. ukrainische is at rank #11,140, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ukʁaˈiːnɪʃə].
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 47208, this pair ranks #1,292,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ukrainisch vs ukrainische
Shared letters: achiknrsu. Private to "ukrainisch": -. Private to "ukrainische": e.
"ukrainisch" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVCVCCC · "ukrainische" · 11 letters · shape VCCVVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ukrainisch ← kurainisch · ukarinisch · ukkrainisch · ukraiinsch · ukrainicsh · ukrainiscch · ukrainischh · ukrainishc
- ukrainische ← kurainische · ukarinische · ukkrainische · ukraiinsche · ukrainicshe · ukrainiscche · ukrainisceh · ukrainischhe
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "ukrainisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ukrainische" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,292,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ukrainisch" and "ukrainische" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ukrainisch vs ukrainischer". 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 #1,292,475 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.