Which to use
“erstaunliche” and “erstaunliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,355
- “erstaunliche” frequency rank
- #42,472
- “erstaunliches” frequency rank
- 55827
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erstaunliche | erstaunliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erstaunlich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erstaunlich |
Where the eye mixes erstaunliche and erstaunliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. erstaunliche runs 12 letters (VCCCVVCCVCCV) against erstaunliches's 13 (VCCCVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erstaunliche vs erstaunliches
A purely visual mix-up. erstaunliche ([ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʊ̯nlɪçə]) and erstaunliches ([ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʊ̯nlɪçəs]) 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) - “erstaunliche” sits inside “erstaunliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55827, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erstaunliche is recorded at frequency rank #13,355, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʊ̯nlɪçə]. erstaunliches is at rank #42,472, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʊ̯nlɪçəs].
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 55827, this pair ranks #964,125 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erstaunliche vs erstaunliches
Shared letters: acehilnrstu. Private to "erstaunliche": -. Private to "erstaunliches": -.
"erstaunliche" · 12 letters · shape VCCCVVCCVCCV · "erstaunliches" · 13 letters · shape VCCCVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erstaunliche ← errstaunliche · ersatunliche · ersstaunliche · erstanuliche · erstaulniche · erstaunilche · erstaunlcihe · erstaunlicche
- erstaunliches ← errstaunliches · ersatunliches · ersstaunliches · erstanuliches · erstaulniches · erstaunilches · erstaunlcihes · erstaunlicches
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erstaunliche" and "erstaunliches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "erstaunliche" or "erstaunliches"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "erstaunliche" and "erstaunliches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erstaunliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erstaunliches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #964,125 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erstaunliche" and "erstaunliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erstaunlicher vs erstaunliches". 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 #964,125 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.