Which to use
“deutlicher” and “deutliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,526
- “deutlicher” frequency rank
- #18,854
- “deutliches” frequency rank
- 25380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deutlicher | deutliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs deutlich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs deutlich |
Where the eye mixes deutlicher and deutliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. deutlicher and deutliches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses deutlicher with deutliches
A purely visual mix-up. deutlicher ([ˈdɔɪ̯tlɪçɐ]) 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 a single letter - r in “deutlicher” becomes s in “deutliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25380, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deutlicher is recorded at frequency rank #6,526, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdɔɪ̯tlɪçɐ]. 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 25380, this pair ranks #1,834,169 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deutlicher vs deutliches
Shared letters: cdehiltu. Private to "deutlicher": r. Private to "deutliches": s.
"deutlicher" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVC · "deutliches" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- deutlicher ← ddeutlicher · detulicher · deulticher · deutilcher · deutlciher · deutliccher · deutlicehr · deutlicherr
- deutliches ← ddeutliches · detuliches · deultiches · deutilches · deutlcihes · deutlicches · deutlicehs · deutlichess
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "deutlicher" and "deutliches" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "deutlicher" vs "deutliches" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "deutlicher" and "deutliches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "deutlicher" 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 #1,834,169 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deutlicher" 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 #1,834,169 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.