Which to use
“vegetarisch” and “vegetarische” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,432
- “vegetarisch” frequency rank
- #23,348
- “vegetarische” frequency rank
- 42780
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vegetarisch | vegetarische |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ohne Fleisch | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vegetarisch |
Where the eye mixes vegetarisch and vegetarische
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. vegetarisch runs 11 letters (CVCVCVCVCCC) against vegetarische's 12 (CVCVCVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vegetarisch with vegetarische
A purely visual mix-up. vegetarisch ([veɡeˈtaːʁɪʃ]) and vegetarische ([veɡeˈtaːʁɪʃə]) 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) - “vegetarisch” sits inside “vegetarische”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42780, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vegetarisch is recorded at frequency rank #19,432, classified as anadj, pronounced [veɡeˈtaːʁɪʃ]. vegetarische is at rank #23,348, tagged as anadj, pronounced [veɡeˈtaːʁɪʃə].
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 42780, this pair ranks #1,438,692 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vegetarisch vs vegetarische
Shared letters: aceghirstv. Private to "vegetarisch": -. Private to "vegetarische": -.
"vegetarisch" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCCC · "vegetarische" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vegetarisch ← evgetarisch · veegtarisch · vegeatrisch · vegetairsch · vegetaricsh · vegetariscch · vegetarischh · vegetarishc
- vegetarische ← evgetarische · veegtarische · vegeatrische · vegetairsche · vegetaricshe · vegetariscche · vegetarisceh · vegetarischhe
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vegetarisch" and "vegetarische" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vegetarisch" or "vegetarische"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vegetarisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vegetarische" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,438,692 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vegetarisch" and "vegetarische" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vegetarische vs vegetarisches". 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 #1,438,692 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.