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“deutliche” and “deutliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,504
- “deutliche” frequency rank
- #18,854
- “deutliches” frequency rank
- 23358
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deutliche | deutliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs deutlich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs deutlich |
Where the eye mixes deutliche and deutliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. deutliche runs 9 letters (CVVCCVCCV) against deutliches's 10 (CVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: deutliche vs deutliches
A purely visual mix-up. deutliche ([ˈdɔɪ̯tlɪçə]) and deutliches ([ˈdɔɪ̯tlɪçəs]) 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) - “deutliche” sits inside “deutliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deutliche is recorded at frequency rank #4,504, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdɔɪ̯tlɪçə]. deutliches is at rank #18,854, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdɔɪ̯tlɪçəs].
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 23358, this pair ranks #1,862,322 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deutliche vs deutliches
Shared letters: cdehiltu. Private to "deutliche": -. Private to "deutliches": s.
"deutliche" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCCV · "deutliches" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- deutliche ← ddeutliche · detuliche · deultiche · deutilche · deutlcihe · deutlicche · deutliceh · deutlichhe
- deutliches ← ddeutliches · detuliches · deultiches · deutilches · deutlcihes · deutlicches · deutlicehs · deutlichess
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "deutliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deutliches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,862,322 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deutliche" and "deutliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deutlichem vs deutliches". 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 #1,862,322 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.