Which to use
“aggressiven” and “aggressives” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,998
- “aggressiven” frequency rank
- #38,560
- “aggressives” frequency rank
- 52558
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aggressiven | aggressives |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aggressiv | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aggressiv |
Where the eye mixes aggressiven and aggressives
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: aggressiven vs aggressives
A purely visual mix-up. aggressiven ([aɡʁɛˈsiːvn̩]) and aggressives ([aɡʁɛˈsiːvəs]) 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 a single letter - n in “aggressiven” becomes s in “aggressives”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52558, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aggressiven is recorded at frequency rank #13,998, classified as anadj, pronounced [aɡʁɛˈsiːvn̩]. aggressives is at rank #38,560, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aɡʁɛˈsiːvəs].
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 52558, this pair ranks #1,092,084 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aggressiven vs aggressives
Shared letters: aegirsv. Private to "aggressiven": n. Private to "aggressives": -.
"aggressiven" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCVC · "aggressives" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aggressiven ← aggerssiven · aggresisven · aggresiven · aggressievn · aggressivenn · aggressivne · aggressivven · aggressvien
- aggressives ← aggerssives · aggresisves · aggresives · aggressievs · aggressivess · aggressivse · aggressivves · aggressvies
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aggressiven" and "aggressives" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "aggressiven" or "aggressives"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aggressiven" and "aggressives" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aggressiven" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aggressives" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,092,084 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aggressiven" and "aggressives" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aggressiver vs aggressives". 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 #1,092,084 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.