Which to use
“extremer” and “extremes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,534
- “extremer” frequency rank
- #43,858
- “extremes” frequency rank
- 62392
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extremer | extremes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs extrem | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs extrem |
Where the eye mixes extremer and extremes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. extremer and extremes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: extremer vs extremes
A purely visual mix-up. extremer ([ɛksˈtʁeːmɐ]) and extremes ([ɛksˈtʁeːməs]) 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 “extremer” becomes s in “extremes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62392, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extremer is recorded at frequency rank #18,534, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛksˈtʁeːmɐ]. extremes is at rank #43,858, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛksˈtʁeːməs].
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 62392, this pair ranks #714,587 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of extremer vs extremes
Shared letters: emrtx. Private to "extremer": -. Private to "extremes": s.
"extremer" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC · "extremes" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "extremer" and "extremes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "extremer" or "extremes" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "extremer" and "extremes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "extremer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extremes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #714,587 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extremer" and "extremes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extremen vs extremes". 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 #714,587 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.